Work sheet 1

adjectives are words we use to describe nouns,

Descriptive for example: a blue sky; a large river; tasty food;
Adjectives a noisy truck; a beautiful lady; rough roads.

Adjectives and nouns work

Adjectives give shape,
together to give clear pictures
size, sound, colour and
of people, places and things.
feeling to nouns.
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1 We can place an adjective in front of the noun we want to describe.

Write an adjective in each space to describe the noun.
a We had ______________ soup for tea.
b I gave the boy a ______________ biscuit to eat.
c The girl is brushing her ______________ hair.
d The ______________ soldier stumbled back to camp.
e I heard a ______________ noise coming from the ______________ house.

2 We can place an adjective after the noun we want to describe.

Circle the adjectives that describe the underlined nouns.
a My mother is pretty.
b The horse was young and frisky.
c An elephant is strong.
d The man was old and grey.
e Helen is tall and thin.

3 The adjectives are underlined.

Draw arrows to show which nouns they describe.
a The tired man said the box was heavy.
b The boy was sorry he missed the exciting football game.
c The night was dark and the road was long.
d My dog was happy to get a great, big bone to eat.
e The young girl spoke to the kind and friendly teacher.

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Work sheet 2

adjectives show number, for example:

Number six boys, two hens, first place, two hundred
Adjectives dollars, last chance.
If we are unsure
1 C omplete the noun groups of the exact number,
we use: some, few,
using words from the box. many, most
Include at least one
describing adjective,
for example: seven silly stories.

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noisy rabbits lonely stories peaches dogs silly
people funny ants busy hens jokes clowns

a four _______________________ e some _______________________

b a few _______________________ f two _______________________
c eleven _______________________ g many _______________________
d most _______________________ h sixty _______________________
2 C olour the size adjectives green, the shape adjectives blue,
the sound adjectives yellow and the feeling adjectives red.

angry quiet tiny loud excited tall

noisy oval lazy square large round

3 Sort the adjectives into the correct columns below.

smooth bright hairy juicy sweet soft
multicoloured sour uneven windy tangy pretty

Taste Touch Sight

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Because adjectives are describing words, we

Antonyms can use them to describe people and things
in totally opposite ways, for example: a long
street - a short street; fresh bread - stale bread; happy girls - sad girls;
old books - new books; a tall man - a short man.
Adjectives that give
opposite viewpoints are
called antonyms.
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1 Write then search for the antonyms (opposites) of these adjectives.

fast ______________
S F P T N C J O K R
noisy ______________ D B B E L O W X L B
young ______________ Y E G Y P F Q I H D
sad ______________ U A N V O Z U V G L
tall ______________ N U R A R B I T U P
light ______________ S T Z E L T E F O K
smooth ______________ H I G H Q R T M R L
ugly ______________ O F A E P O W G J G
W U T R Y H A P P Y
low ______________
S L O W X S H S A D
above ______________

2 Write antonyms for these adjectives.

a clean _____________________ d empty _____________________
b top _____________________ e slow _____________________
c first _____________________ f wet _____________________

3 Complete these sentences by using the correct antonyms.

a The bucket was ___________ but now it is ___________.
b My clothes were ___________ but now they are ___________.
c A rabbit is ___________ , but a tortoise is ___________ .
d He fell from the ___________ step to the ___________.

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Work sheet 4
some forms of the verb can be used as
Verbal adjectives. They are called verbal adjectives.
They end in –ing or –ed, for example:
Adjectives a walking stick, falling rocks, a winding road,
loaded trucks, a puzzled look.

1 Join these verbal adjectives to the nouns they describe.

a dancing rocks g scented shoes
b an exciting clouds h loaded dinner

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c swimming book i baked cream
d falling shoes j polished rose
e an interesting costume k mixed truck
f floating day l whipped lollies

2 Use three of the noun groups above in sentences.

a _________________________________________________________________
b _________________________________________________________________
c _________________________________________________________________

3 Make a sketch of each noun group.

a smiling clown a parked car splashing waves a potted plant

a skipping rope a painted face a walking stick a speckled hen

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adjectives of degree describe how people and
Adjectives things compare with each other. They show
how much more or less, for example: John is
of Degree tall. Owen is taller. Martin is tallest.
to show degree we usually add –er and –est.

1 Colour the matching 2 Complete the table of

adjectives of degree. adjectives of degree.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

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loud wetter strongest long longer longest

tall thinner loudest old
fierce louder fiercest sharp
wet stronger wettest wild
thin fiercer tallest soft
strong taller thinnest brave

3 Complete the adjectives of degree

correctly. Add –er or –est.
a That was the cold______ day in winter.
b It is hott______ today than it
was yesterday.
c My grandma is old______ than yours.
d Jordan is the fast______ runner in
our class.
e The red box is large, but the blue one
tall taller tallest
is larg_____.
4 Some adjectives of degree are not formed by adding –er and –est,
for example good, better, best and bad, worse, worst.
Write two sentences to include some of these adjectives.
a _________________________________________________________________
b _________________________________________________________________

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Many adjectives have suffixes – special word

Adjectives with endings, for example: personal, juicy, active,
Suffixes toxic, foolish, fashionable, delicious.

help ful help less like able

1 Add the correct suffix to complete the adjective.

–able –ful –less

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a Be care______! Don’t drop the eggs.
b My bed is very comfort_______.
c They had a wonder______ time at the party.
d The travellers crossed a tree______ desert.
e These new jeans have an adjust_____ belt.

2 Write the two adjectives made by adding the suffixes –ful and –less.

a use______ b cheer______ c shame______ d mind_____

use______ cheer______ shame______ mind_____

3 Think of a noun that can be described by these adjectives.

a something comfortable to wear
b someone who is youthful
c something useful in the kitchen
d something careless you might do
e something wonderful to do
f a place that is restful
g something drinkable
h something measured by the spoonful
i something colourful
j something old and useless
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adjectives are often used in similes. similes

Adjectives in paint a clear picture by showing how one thing
Similes is like something else, for example: as cold as ice;
as old as the hills; as flat as a pancake.

1 Circle the simile in each sentence.

a Dad told me to be as quiet as a mouse.
b She was as busy as a bee in the garden.
c The road was as straight as an arrow.
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d Last night the sky was as black as ink.

e Her face was as pale as a ghost.
2 Complete these similes using words from the box.
a As gentle as a ___________________
snow
b As light as a ___________________
picture
c As sick as a ___________________ bat
d As pretty as a ___________________ cucumber
e As white as ___________________ feather
f As cool as a ___________________ dog
g As blind as a ___________________ lamb
3 Write some similes of your own.
a Her eyes are as blue as _______________________.
b This chair is as hard as _______________________.
c The villagers were as poor as _______________________.
d My shoes are as shiny as _______________________.
e The river is as wide as _______________________.
f She felt as young as a _______________________.
g The moon is as silent as _______________________.
h That was as funny as _______________________.
4 Choose any simile and use it in a sentence.
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Date ____________
✿ CHECK 1 Cross out the adjective in each row that
does NOT describe the noun. /5
a apple sweet snowy crunchy red
b sky bright blue soggy cloudy
c sandwich plastic cheese fresh tasty
d boat leaking wooden sore cargo
e fire smoky wet fierce cosy

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✿ CHECK 2 Sort the adjectives below into the correct columns. /12

foggy crunchy plastic round cheerful damp

smiling rocky worried careless sandy thick
People Places Things

✿ CHECK 3 Circle all the adjectives in red. /10

a The lady I saw was slim with blonde hair.
b The rescue team threw a rope to the trapped miner.
c I read a frightening story about a haunted house.
d The pilot took off on his first solo flight.
e In the deep sea, I found a box of gold coins and sparkling jewels.

✿ CHECK 4 Write the antonyms (opposites) of these adjectives. /8

a high ____________________ e dangerous ____________________
b careful ____________________ f smooth ____________________
c beautiful ____________________ g full ____________________
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d small ____________________ h narrow ____________________
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✿ CHECK 5 Complete the similes. Use one in a sentence. /5

a as white as ________________ c as heavy as ________________
b as pretty as a ________________ d as light as a ________________
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✿ CHECK 6 Add the correct suffix from the box. /5

-able -ful -less

a bear______
b harm______
c hand______
d cord______
e pass______

✿ CHECK 7 Complete the adjectives of degree. /5

a Tammy is a fast____ runner than Mary.
b Death Valley is one of the hot_____ places on earth.
c I am good at maths but Todd is much ____________.
d We will need a strong____ rope than this one.
e That was the hard_____ game I have ever played.

Student Name: ____________________________________

Year Level: _____ Total Score: ____/50

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