1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE
2 LEARN GRAMMAR
3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN
Use Adjectives That Describe
You can describe people, places, or things with adjectives. They answer the question: What is the person, place, or thing like?
| EXAMPLES | The blue whale makes deep sounds. |
Adjectives help the reader imagine people, places, or things.
| Use adjectives to describe: | Examples |
|---|---|
| how something looks | beautiful, huge, long, red, tiny |
| how something sounds | deep, loud, quiet, rumbling, squeaky |
| how something feels, tastes, or smells | bitter, cold, salty, slimy, smooth |
| a person’s mood | angry, fearful, helpful, kind, timid |
| how many | many, plentiful, rare, ten |
Often the adjective comes before the noun you are describing.
| EXAMPLES | This large mammal is a fast swimmer. |
If your verb is a form of be, you can put the adjective after the verb. The forms of be are am, is, are, was, and were.
| EXAMPLES | The bats’ cave is dark. Attacks on humans are rare. |
Practice Together
Say each sentence. Choose an adjective from the box to describe the noun. Then say the sentence again with the adjective.
| colorful | graceful | loud | slimy | tiny |
1. The bat made a _______ sound as it flew out of the cave.
2. The parrot’s feathers are bright and _______.
3. The _______ worm slipped out of my hand.
4. The _______ mouse scampered through the leaves.
5. The _______ eagle soared easily through the air.
Try It!
Say each sentence. Choose an adjective from the box, and write it on a card. Then say the sentence with the adjective.
| dark | endangered | huge | many | strong |
Bats help control insect populations. Some bats are endangered.
6. The gray bat lives in _______ caves.
7. The blue whale is _______.
8. Gray wolves travel _______ miles a day to hunt for food.
9. The jaguar is a _______ swimmer.
10. Many animals are _______.