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abandoned active aggressive amazing anxious attached


able actual agile ambitious any attentive
absolute adept agitated ample apprehensive attractive
adorable admirable agonizing amused appropriate austere
adventurous admired agreeable amusing apt authentic
academic adolescent ajar anchored arctic authorized
acceptable adorable alarmed ancient arid automatic
acclaimed adored alarming angelic aromatic avaricious
accomplished advanced alert angry artistic average
accurate afraid alienated anguished ashamed aware
aching affectionate alive animated assured awesome
acidic aged all annual astonishing awful
acrobatic aggravating altruistic another athletic awkward
antique

babyish beneficial black-and-white bogus brave bubbly


bad better bland boiling breakable bulky
back best blank bold brief bumpy
baggy bewitched blaring bony bright buoyant
bare big bleak boring brilliant burdensome
barren big-hearted blind bossy brisk burly
basic biodegradable blissful both broken bustling
beautiful bite-sized blond bouncy bronze busy
belated bitter blue bountiful brown buttery
beloved black blushing bowed bruised buzzing

calculating cheap cloudy complex coordinated critical


calm cheerful clueless complicated corny crooked
candid cheery clumsy composed corrupt crowded
canine chief cluttered concerned costly cruel
capital chilly coarse concrete courageous crushing
carefree chubby cold confused courteous cuddly
careful circular colorful conscious crafty cultivated
careless classic colorless considerate crazy cultured
caring clean colossal constant creamy cumbersome
cautious clear comfortable content creative curly
cavernous clear-cut common conventional creepy curvy
celebrated clever compassionate cooked criminal cute
charming close competent cool crisp cylindrical
closed complete cooperative

damaged decent delightful difficult distant doting


damp decimal delirious digital downright double
dangerous decisive demanding diligent dreary downright
dapper deep dense dim dirty drab
daring defenseless dental dimpled disguised drafty
darling defensive dependable dimwitted dishonest dramatic
dark defiant dependent direct dismal dreary
dazzling deficient descriptive disastrous distant droopy
dead definite deserted discrete distinct dry
deadly definitive detailed disfigured distorted dual
deafening delayed determined disgusting dizzy dull
dear delectable devoted disloyal dopey dutiful
dearest delicious different dismal

each elaborate embellished enraged even excited


eager elastic eminent entire evergreen exciting
earnest elated emotional envious everlasting exotic
early elderly empty equal every expensive
easy electric enchanted equatorial evil experienced
easy-going elegant enchanting essential exalted expert
ecstatic elementary energetic esteemed excellent extraneous
edible elliptical enlightened ethical exemplary extroverted
educated embarrassed enormous euphoric exhausted extra-large
excitable extra-small

fabulous fast filthy flimsy forthright frilly


failing fat fine flippant fortunate frizzy
faint fatal finished flowery fragrant frivolous
fair fatherly firm fluffy frail front
faithful favorable first fluid frank frosty
fake favorite firsthand flustered frayed frozen
false fearful fitting focused free frugal
familiar fearless fixed fond French fruitful
famous feisty flaky foolhardy fresh full
fancy feline flamboyant foolish frequent fumbling
fantastic female flashy forceful friendly functional
far feminine flat forked frightened funny
faraway few flawed formal frightening fussy
far-flung fickle flawless forsaken frigid fuzzy
far-off flickering

gargantuan gifted gloomy gracious gregarious growing


gaseous giving glorious grand grim growling
general glamorous glossy grandiose grimy grown
generous glaring glum granular gripping grubby
gentle glass golden grateful grizzled gruesome
genuine gleaming good grave gross grumpy
giant gleeful good-natured gray grotesque guilty
giddy glistening gorgeous great grouchy gullible
gigantic glittering graceful greedy grounded gummy
green

hairy hard-to-find healthy hidden honest humble


half harmful heartfelt hideous honorable humiliating
handmade harmless hearty high honored humming
handsome harmonious heavenly high-level hopeful humongous
handy harsh heavy hilarious horrible hungry
happy hasty hefty hoarse hospitable hurtful
happy-go-lucky hateful helpful hollow hot husky
hard haunting helpless homely huge

icky ill-fated impeccable impure infatuated intelligent


icy ill-informed impartial inborn inferior intent
ideal illiterate imperfect incomparable infinite intentional
idealistic illustrious imperturbable incompatible informal interesting
identical imaginary impish incomplete innocent internal
idle imaginative impolite inconsequential insecure international
idiotic immaculate important incredible insidious intrepid
idolized immaterial impossible indelible insignificant ironclad
ignorant immediate impractical inexperienced insistent irresponsible
ill immense impressionable indolent instructive irritating
illegal impassioned impressive infamous insubstantial itchy
improbable infantile

jaded jaunty joint joyful judicious junior


jagged jealous jolly joyous juicy jumpy
jam-packed jittery jovial jubilant jumbo juvenile

kaleidoscopic key kindhearted klutzy knotty known


keen kind kindly knobby knowledgeable kooky
knowing kosher

lame lazy lighthearted little long-term low


lanky leading likable live loose loyal
large lean likely lively lopsided lucky
last leafy limited livid lost lumbering
lasting left limp loathsome loud luminous
late legal limping lone lovable lumpy
lavish legitimate linear lonely lovely lustrous
lawful light lined long loving luxurious
liquid

mad masculine medium milky modern mountainous


made-up massive meek mindless modest muddy
magnificent mature mellow miniature moist muffled
majestic meager melodic minor monstrous multicolored
major mealy memorable minty monthly mundane
male mean menacing miserable monumental murky
mammoth measly merry miserly moral mushy
married meaty messy misguided mortified musty
marvelous medical metallic misty motherly muted
mediocre mild mixed motionless mysterious

naive nautical negative next nocturnal noteworthy


narrow near neglected nice noisy novel
nasty neat negligible nifty nonstop noxious
natural necessary neighboring nimble normal numb
naughty needy nervous nippy notable nutritious
new noted nutty
O

obedient odd old-fashioned orange original outrageous


obese oddball only orderly other outstanding
oblong offbeat open organic our oval
oily offensive optimal ornate outlying overcooked
oblong official optimistic ornery outgoing overdue
obvious old opulent ordinary outlandish overjoyed
occasional overlooked

palatable periodic plaintive poor pretty profuse


pale perky plastic popular precious proper
paltry personal playful portly previous proud
parallel pertinent pleasant posh pricey prudent
parched pesky pleased positive prickly punctual
partial pessimistic pleasing possible primary pungent
passionate petty plump potable prime puny
past phony plush powerful pristine pure
pastel physical polished powerless private purple
peaceful piercing polite practical prize pushy
peppery pink political precious probable putrid
perfect pitiful pointed present productive puzzled
perfumed plain pointless prestigious profitable puzzling
poised

quaint quarrelsome queasy questionable quick-witted quirky


qualified quarterly querulous quick quiet quixotic
quintessential quizzical

radiant ready reliable repulsive roasted royal


ragged real relieved revolving robust rubbery
rapid realistic remarkable rewarding rosy rundown
rare reasonable remorseful rich rotating ruddy
rash red remote rigid rotten rude
raw reflecting repentant right rough runny
recent regal required ringed round rural
reckless regular respectful ripe rowdy rusty
rectangular responsible
S

sad separate silly sociable square stupendous


safe serene silver soft squeaky stupid
salty serious similar soggy squiggly sturdy
same serpentine simple solid stable stylish
sandy several simplistic somber staid subdued
sane severe sinful some stained submissive
sarcastic shabby single spherical stale substantial
sardonic shadowy sizzling sophisticated standard subtle
satisfied shady skeletal sore starchy suburban
scaly shallow skinny sorrowful stark sudden
scarce shameful sleepy soulful starry sugary
scared shameless slight soupy steep sunny
scary sharp slim sour sticky super
scented shimmering slimy Spanish stiff superb
scholarly shiny slippery sparkling stimulating superficial
scientific shocked slow sparse stingy superior
scornful shocking slushy specific stormy supportive
scratchy shoddy small spectacular straight sure-footed
scrawny short smart speedy strange surprised
second short-term smoggy spicy steel suspicious
secondary showy smooth spiffy strict svelte
second-hand shrill smug spirited strident sweaty
secret shy snappy spiteful striking sweet
self-assured sick snarling splendid striped sweltering
self-reliant silent sneaky spotless strong swift
selfish silky sniveling spotted studious sympathetic
sentimental snoopy spry stunning

tall tempting thick thrifty tough trivial


talkative tender thin thunderous traumatic troubled
tame tense third tidy treasured true
tan tepid thirsty tight tremendous trusting
tangible terrible this timely tragic trustworthy
tart terrific thorough tinted trained trusty
tasty testy thorny tiny tremendous truthful
tattered thankful those tired triangular tubby
taut that thoughtful torn tricky turbulent
tedious these threadbare total trifling twin
teeming trim

ugly uneven united unripe untrue upright


ultimate unfinished unkempt unruly unused upset
unacceptable unfit unknown unselfish unusual urban
unaware unfolded unlawful unsightly unwelcome usable
uncomfortable unfortunate unlined unsteady unwieldy used
uncommon unhappy unlucky unsung unwilling useful
unconscious unhealthy unnatural untidy unwitting useless
understated uniform unpleasant untimely unwritten utilized
unequaled unimportant unrealistic untried upbeat utter
unique

vacant valuable venerated victorious violent vital


vague vapid vengeful vigilant virtual vivacious
vain variable verifiable vigorous virtuous vivid
valid vast vibrant villainous visible voluminous
velvety vicious violet

wan wealthy well-groomed white winged worried


warlike weak well-informed whole wiry worrisome
warm weary well-lit whopping wise worse
warmhearted webbed well-made wicked witty worst
warped wee well-off wide wobbly worthless
wary weekly well-to-do wide-eyed woeful worthwhile
wasteful weepy well-worn wiggly wonderful worthy
watchful weighty wet wild wooden wrathful
waterlogged weird which willing woozy wretched
watery welcome whimsical wilted wordy writhing
wavy well-documented whirlwind winding worldly wrong
whispered windy worn wry

yawning yellow yellowish young youthful yummy


yearly

zany zealous zesty zigzag

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Adjectives:
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Dictionary
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Write Comparatives Chart Choose the Apt


Comparative Worksheets
In this series of Write the missing Animal
and Superlative
printable adjectives in each chart. Adjective
Adjectives
worksheets, the Chart #1 Adjectives: red, For each animal,
Each adjective
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adjectives and a superlative funny, busy, smelly, pretty. adjective that best
describing a picture form. In each Or go to the answers. describes it. Orgo
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row, write the to the answers.
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to the answers. to the answers. to the answers.
Find 8
Adjectives
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Write Adjectives Character
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For each picture, On these describing a cat and character's name
underline the printable then use each adjective and draw a
adjective that best worksheets, the in a sentence. picture of your
describes it. Orgo student is given character in the
to the answers. four related center oval. Write
nouns. The eight adjectives
student writes that describe the
five adjectives character. Then
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noun. adjective in a
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Find 8 Adjectives
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sentence. sentence. eight adjectives
describing
yourself. Then
use each
adjective in a
sentence.

Find 8 Find 8
Senses: Write
Adjectives Adjectives Senses: Write Eight
Eight Smell-
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Words
Related Words
Your Father Your Mother
Write your
Think of and write eight
Think of and
write eight smell-
Write your hearing-related
mother's name related adjectives,
father's name and adjectives, describing
and draw a describing odors,
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picture of your how things smell.
your father in the Sample answers: loud,
mother in the Sample answers:
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eight adjectives high-pitched, low-
eight adjectives burnt, delicious,
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each adjective in
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a sentence.
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write eight touch-
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each category. each category. adjectives describing a Each Letter
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material. Or go to material. Or go to letter of the
sample answers. sample answers. alphabet. These
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Adjective plus
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examine objects, word for each
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in. The students alphabet (for
Or go to a sample example,
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Letter Each Letter
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See if you can think of See if you can
think of and write think of and write
and write down a phrase think of and write
down a phrase down a phrase
with an adjective and a down a phrase
with an adjective with an adjective
fish-related word for with an adjective
and a body- and a clothing
each letter of the and a food word
related word for word for each
alphabet (for example, for each letter of
each letter of the letter of the
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alphabet (for alphabet (for
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a sample answer a sample answer
page.
page. page.

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alphabet (for
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auto"). Or go to a
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Case

1-syllable adjectives

ending in "e"
1-syllable adjectives

ending in a consonant with a single vowel preceding it

1-syllable adjectives

ending in "y"

1-syllable adjectives,

other cases

2-syllable adjectives

ending in "e"

2-syllable adjectives

ending in "y"

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2 or more syllable adjectives,

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