Nouns are used to

name a person, animal,

place, thing or idea.

Adjectives are
describing
words.

woman
sister
mother/mum
aunt
lady
dame
girlfriend
princess
wife
Ms/Miss/Mrs

man
father/dad
gentleman
fellow
husband

brother
uncle
sir
chap
Mr. ____

baby
little angel
teenager
youth
infant

people
public
rabble
nation
crew

citizens
folks
society
crowd
party

friend
partner
colleague
mate
ally

pal
chum
companion
buddy
sidekick

house
shack
den
apartment
mansion
residence
fortress
cave
headquarters
palace

vehicle
bicycle
chariot
wagon
train

car
buggy
truck
taxi
jeep

problem
can of worms
predicament
argument
puzzle

nuisance
obstacle
trouble
dilemma
difficulty

You could also name

a person using their
job (e.g. carpenter, wizard),
behaviour (e.g. daydreamer, rebel)
or appearance (e.g. beauty, angel).

child
brat
toddler
youngster
kid

convey
mention
announce
suggest
whisper

make
generate
prepare
construct
compose

assemble
create
build
invent
produce

find
expose
encounter
spot
locate

discover
identify
acquire
uncover
gather

go
leave
fly
drive
skip

escape
travel
dash
progress
stride

see
identify
notice
inspect
witness

detect
stare
behold
recognise
observe

hear
overhear
learn
receive
determine

catch
pick up
listen
understand
detect

toasty
lukewarm
sizzling
tepid
snug

big
tremendous
substantial
burly
colossal
whopping
mammoth heavyweight
immense
enormous
young
junior
immature
childlike
teen

When you are naming vehicles, you can use the make or model, e.g. Ferrari, Eurostar.
You can also use a breed name when writing about animals, e.g. Siamese cat, Springer Spaniel.

say
declare
repeat
reply
state

warm
boiling
scorching
sweltering
mild

juvenile
inexperienced

childish
adolescent
growing

get
lift
win
pinch
acquire

gather
collect
capture
grab
purchase

very
awfully
certainly
extremely
unusually
absolutely
particularly extraordinarily
exceedingly incredibly

give
relinquish
provide
deliver
offer

award
present
transmit
transfer
contribute

quickly
in a flash
hurriedly
promptly
immediately

put
lay
rest
deposit
position

place
plant
fix
settle
insert

recently
not long ago
a while ago
afresh

hastily
rapidly
briskly
swiftly
instantly

lately
just now
new
of late
in recent past the other day

Remember to choose your words

carefully when you are writing!

Verbs are doing

words. They usually
tell us about an action.

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cold
freezing
frosty
icy
bitter

glacial
arctic
nippy
cool
frozen

small
inadequate
miniature
minute
petite

mini
diminuitive
narrow
tiny
cramped

old
infirm
over the hill
experienced
antique

elderly
aged
ancient
mature
senior

often
again
much
mostly
regularly

frequently
generally
repeatedly

slowly
gently
bit by bit
deliberately
casually

over and over

usually
leisurely
calmly
moderately
lazily
gradually

dangerously seriously
harmfully
carelessly
precariously
riskily
daringly
alarmingly
perilously
unsafely
Adverbs describe the way
that something happens.

happy
cheerful
content
thrilled
pleasant

tickled pink
ecstatic
merry
blissful
delighted

sad
mournful
gloomy
tearful
pitiful

glum
dejected
sorrowful
distressed
wretched

good
sound
super
satisfactory
brave

acceptable
pleasant
first-rate
wonderful
virtuous

finally

certainly
at last
yet
completely
in conclusion
lastly
ultimately
eventually
in the long run

probably
maybe
imaginably
perhaps
possibly

no doubt
doubtless
most likely
apparently
presumably

suddenly
abruptly
forthwith without delay
all at once unexpectedly
swiftly
unaware
all of a sudden headlong