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Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun or a pronoun). In the phrase, "the black cat" the word black is an adjective because it describes the cat.

A list of adjectives:

-a-
able
adorable
adventurous
acidic
afraid
aggressive
aggreeable
ajar
alert
alive
amazing
amused
amusing
ancient
ashamed
attractive
average
awesome
awful

-b-
bad
beautiful
beneficial
better
best
big
bite-sized
bitter
black
black-and-white
blushing
boiling
bouncy
brave
breakable
brief
bright
broken
brown
bumpy
bustling
busy

-c-
calculating
calm
careful
careless
caring
charming
chubby
cheap
cheerful
clean
clear
closed
cloudy
clumsy
cluttered
cold
colorful
comfortable
concerned
cool
cooperative
coordinated
courageous
crazy
creepy
crooked
crowded
cuddly
cumbersome
curly
curvy
cute

-d-
damaged
dangerous
dark
dazzling
dead
deep
defiant
delicious
delightful
delirious
descriptive
deserted
disastrous
disgusting
dreary
different
difficult
dirty
distinct
dizzy
drab
dry
dull

-e-
eager
early
easy
elated
elderly
elegant
embarrassed
empty
enchanted
enchanting
energetic
envious
equal
even
evil
excellent
excited
exciting
expensive
extra-large
extra-small

-f-
fair
familiar
famous
fancy
far
far-flung
fast
fat
fearful
fearless
filthy
fine
first
flaky
flat
flimsy
fluffy
foolish
frail
free
fresh
friendly
frightened
frightening
full
fumbling
funny
fuzzy

-g-
giant
gigantic
gifted
glamorous
gleaming
glistening
glorious
good
gorgeous
graceful
grateful
gray
great
greedy
green
grotesque
gruesome
grumpy
gullible

-h-
handy
happy
hard
hard-to-find
hateful
healthy
heavenly
heavy
helpful
helpless
hideous
high
homely
horrible
hot
hungry
husky

-i-
icky
icy
ignorant
ill-fated
ill-informed
impolite
important
incredible
infamous
insidious
intelligent
interesting
irritating
itchy

-j-
jealous
jittery
jolly
joyous
juicy
jumpy

-k-
keen
kind
kindly

-l-
lame
large
last
late
lazy
lean
light
limping
little
long
long-term
loose
loud
lovely
loving
low
lucky
lumpy

-m-
magnificent
marvelous
mammoth
massive
meaty
meek
mellow
melodic
messy
milky
miniature
misty
modern
motionless
mountainous
muddy
mundane
murky
mushy
mysterious

-n-
narrow
natural
naughty
near
neat
new
next
nice
nimble
nippy
noisy
normal
nutritious
nutty
-o-
obedient
obese
odd
old
old-fashioned
open
orange
ordinary
outgoing
outrageous
outstanding

-p-
pale
paltry
perfect
plain
plastic
pleasant
polite
poised
poor
powerful
precious
pretty
precious
previous
pricey
prickly
proud
puny
purple
pushy
puzzled
puzzling

-q-
quaint
quick
quiet
quirky

-r-
rapid
rare
real
red
remarkable
rich
rigid
right
ripe
roasted
robust
rotten
rough
round
rude

-s-
sad
safe
scared
scary
scrawny
second
second-hand
selfish
serious
sharp
shiny
short
shrill
shy
sick
silent
silky
silly
simple
simplistic
skinny
sleepy
slim
slimy
slippery
slow
small
smart
smoggy
smooth
soft
solid
sophisticated
sore
sour
sparkling
spicy
spiffy
spiteful
spotless
spotted
square
stale
steep
sticky
stingy
stormy
strange
straight
striped
strong
stupendous
stupid
sturdy
substantial
super
superb
superficial
sweet

-t-
tall
tame
tan
tart
tasty
tedious
tender
tense
terrific
testy
thankful
thin
third
thirsty
thoughtful
tidy
tight
tiny
tired
tough
tremendous
tricky
troubled
truthful

-u-
ugly
unequal
uneven
unhealthy
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upset
used
useful
useless

-v-
valuable
vast
victorious
violet
vivacious

-w-
warm
watery
wealthy
weak
weary
well-groomed
well-made
well-off
well-to-do
wet
white
whole
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
wiggly
wild
windy
witty
wonderful
wooden
worried
wrong

-y-
yellow
young
yummy

-z-
zany
zealous
zesty

Related Reference Pages, Activities and Worksheets:


Adjectives:
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary

A page of adjectives from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in English.
Adjective for Each Letter

Find an Adjective for Each Letter

See if you can think of and write down words that describe a person, place or thing (a noun) for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.
circle adjective, underline noun

Circle Adjective, Underline Noun it Describes

Circle the adjective and underline the noun it describes in the sentences in this printable worksheet. Or go to the answers.
Adjective

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Cat

Write eight adjectives describing a cat and then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjective

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Character

Think of a fictional character or make up one of your own. Write your character's name and draw a picture of your character in the center oval. Write eight adjectives that describe the character. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjective

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Dog

Write eight adjectives describing a dog and then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjectives

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Hat

Write eight adjectives describing a hat and then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjective

Find 8 Adjectives Describing an Ice Cream Cone

Write eight adjectives describing an ice cream cone and then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjectives

Find 8 Adjectives Describing Yourself

Write your name and draw a picture of yourself in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing yourself. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjectives

Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Father

Write your father's name and draw a picture of your father in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your father. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
Adjectives

Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Mother

Write your mother's name and draw a picture of your mother in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your mother. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
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Senses: Write Eight Hearing-Related Words

Think of and write eight hearing-related adjectives, describing how things sound. Sample answers: loud, soft, quiet, noisy, raspy, high-pitched, low-pitched, rumblng.
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Senses: Write Eight Smell-Related Words

Think of and write eight smell-related adjectives, describing odors, how things smell. Sample answers: rotten, flowery, burnt, delicious, putrid, bad, good, sweaty.
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Senses: Write Eight Sight-Related Words

Think of and write eight sight-related adjectives, describing how things look. Sample answers: bright, dark, shiny, dull, colorful, purple, clear, twinkling.
Adjectives

Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Teacher

Write your teacher's name and draw a picture of your teacher in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your teacher. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
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Senses: Write Eight Taste-Related Words

Think of and write eight taste-related adjectives, describing how things feel. Sample answers: sweet, sour, bitter, gooey, salty, syrupy, lemony, tart.
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Senses: Write Eight Touch-Related Words

Think of and write eight touch-related adjectives, describing how things feel. Sample answers: hard, soft, hot, cold, rough, smooth, grainy, sharp.
Find a word for each letter

Find a Substitute for the Word "Good" for Each Letter

See if you can think of and write down a substitute or synonym for "good" for each letter of the alphabet. These words can be useful for less repetitive writing. Or go to a sample answer page.
senses chart

Which Senses Do You Use
Printable Worksheets

Students use these printable worksheets to write which senses they use to examine objects, with charts to fill in. The students describe how they sense various everyday objects.


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