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Adjectives worksheets

A free five-page pack: learn the rule with pictures, then sort words, find them in sentences and use them in writing, with an answer key.

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A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says
  1. 0:00 Let's practice adjectives, step by step.
  2. 0:03 An adjective describes a noun. It tells its color, size or shape, or how it looks, feels or tastes. For example: The big elephant has a small friend.
  3. 0:15 Look and say: hot, cold, big.
  4. 0:19 Read each word, and write it in the right box. Happy goes in the feelings box.
  5. 0:24 Read each sentence. Circle the adjective. The big dog ran.
  6. 0:29 Read each sentence. Pick an adjective from the box to finish it. The sun is hot.
  7. 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

The rule

An adjective describes a noun. It tells its color, size or shape, or how it looks, feels or tastes.

The big elephant has a small friend.

Look and say

  • hotThe sun is hot.
  • coldIce is cold.
  • biga big elephant
  • smalla small mouse
  • reda red apple
  • greena green leaf
  • slowa slow snail
  • fasta fast rocket

Try some

The big dog ran.Show answer
I have a red hat.Show answer
The ice is cold.Show answer
A small bug sat on a leaf.Show answer
My cat is soft.Show answer
The sun is hot.Show answer
We saw a tall tree.Show answer
The green frog jumps.Show answer

Find the words in each sentence, then tap to check.

What the worksheets look like

Adjectives worksheet, page 1
Page 1: learn the rule
Adjectives worksheet, page 2
Page 2: sort the words

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Common questions

What are adjectives?

An adjective describes a noun. It tells its color, size or shape, or how it looks, feels or tastes.

How do I teach adjectives?

Play "What is it like?" Hold up an object and children call out adjectives: smooth, red, round, heavy. Then use the best ones to make a sentence richer: a ball, a red ball, a big red ball.

What mistake should I watch for?

Calling the noun the adjective, as in "dog" in "the big dog". Ask: which word tells us what the dog is like? That word is the adjective.

What grade learns adjectives?

Usually 1st and 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of L.1.1f, L.2.1e.