Grade 1 : English (2020)

ADJECTIVES

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Learn About Adjectives

 Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

Do you remember what a noun is? ?

Yes! Nouns are words for people, places or things.

Adjectives usually come before the nouns they describe, like here:

Tall man

Round ball

Funny lady

Cute kitten

Tiny ladybug

All of the bold words are adjectives!

Adjectives can describe people, places, or things. 

Let’s look at example adjectives of each.

Adjectives About People

Smart

Short

Young

Friendly

Moody

Adjectives About Places

Crowded

Huge

Cold

Fun

Boring

Adjectives About Things

Clean

Blue

Square

Loud

Old

These are all adjectives! ��

There are many ways you can describe something.  

 Adjectives can describe something’s color, size, shape, type, and even how many there are!

Describing Type

Adjectives can tell what type something is. Take a look!

Silly dog

Red apple

Nice teacher

Describing Number

 Adjectives can describe how many there are of something.

Four chairs

Two boys

Identifying Adjectives

Tip: Identifying means picking out, or spotting.

Remember: Adjectives always describe a noun.

Let’s identify the adjectives in a few sentences.

The girl only ate the green candies out of the bowl.

First, what are the nouns in the sentence? ?

Yes! The nouns are girl, candies, and bowl.

Do any of these nouns have a word describing them?

Yes! Candies! ?

Candies has an adjective describing it: green. ?

Green is describing the color of the candies the girl ate.  

A describing word was not used with bowl. ?

Tip: The word “the” is not an adjective. You’ll learn more about “the” later.

Let’s try another example!

What is the adjective in this sentence?

The cat had six kittens on the farm.

Tip: Adjectives can describe the color, type, and even how many there are of something.

Is there a word above that describes how many kittens there are? ?

Yes! There are six kittens. Six is an adjective!

Great! ?

Let’s try one more! 

What is the adjective in the sentence?

My dad works in a very tall building.

First, what is the noun we are describing?

We are describing the building. The building is the noun. Good job! ?

Then, what word is describing the building?

Yes! Tall is the adjective.

Tip: “Very” is not an adjective. It does not describe a noun. It actually describes the adjective “tall”. You’ll learn more about it later. ?

Great job! Now you know how to identify adjectives. ?