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Circling Adjectives Worksheet (Part 1)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


Circle each adjective or adjectives in the sentences given below.
Draw a line under the noun it describes.

The test was challenging.


The test was challenging.

1. The food tasted bitter.

2. I was ashamed that I didn’t pass the difficult test.

3. The story was brief.

4. I felt comfortable in my new home.

5. The man was very creepy and scary on Halloween.

6. My dad was courageous when he picked up the skunk.

7. My friend is anxious for his birthday.

8. It was a breezy day.

9. I am eager to start my test.

10. My brother was excited for his basketball game.

11. I learned a lot about the blue ocean.

12. That tree is now green because I watered it daily.

13. My son is helpful.

14. There are five players on the court.


Circling Adjectives Worksheet
Answers:

1. bitter- food
2. ashamed- I, difficult- test
3. brief- story
4. comfortable- I, new- home
5. creepy, scary- man
6. courageous- dad
7. anxious- friend
8. breezy- day
9. eager- I
10. excited- brother
11. blue- ocean
12. green- tree
13. helpful- son
14. five- players

Circling Adjectives Worksheet


Circling Adjectives Worksheet (Part 1)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


Circle each adjective or adjectives in the sentences given below.
Draw a line under the noun it describes.

The test was challenging.


The test was challenging.

1. The food tasted bitter.

2. I was ashamed that I didn’t pass the difficult test.

3. The story was brief.

4. I felt comfortable in my new home.

5. The man was very creepy and scary on Halloween.

6. My dad was courageous when he picked up the skunk.

7. My friend is anxious for his birthday.

8. It was a breezy day.

9. I am eager to start my test.

10. My brother was excited for his basketball game.

11. I learned a lot about the blue ocean.

12. That tree is now green because I watered it daily.

13. My son is helpful.

14. There are five players on the court.


Circling Adjectives Worksheet
Answers:

1. bitter- food
2. ashamed- I, difficult- test
3. brief- story
4. comfortable- I, new- home
5. creepy, scary- man
6. courageous- dad
7. anxious- friend
8. breezy- day
9. eager- I
10. excited- brother
11. blue- ocean
12. green- tree
13. helpful- son
14. five- players

Circling Adjectives Worksheet


Name: _________________________ Date: ______________

Adjectives Worksheet (Writing Part 1)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Directions: Write a sentence with each adjective listed below.

Example A- brave
Answer: The brave firefighter saved the puppy from the burning building.

1. anxious-
__________________________________________________________________

2. cold-
__________________________________________________________________

3. cruel-
__________________________________________________________________

4. dry-
__________________________________________________________________

5. embarrassed-
__________________________________________________________________

6. fair-
__________________________________________________________________

7. fantastic-
__________________________________________________________________

8. happy-
__________________________________________________________________

9. lovely-
__________________________________________________________________

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Name: __________________________ Date: ______________

Adjectives Worksheet (Circling and Writing Part 1)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Directions: Circle each adjective or adjectives in the sentences given below.

Example A- The car ride was bumpy.


Answer: bumpy

1. That food tasted bitter.

2. I was ashamed that I didn’t pass my test.

3. The story was very brief.

4. I felt very comfortable in my new home.

5. The man was very creepy on Halloween.

6. My dad was courageous when he killed the spider.

7. My friend is anxious for his birthday.

Directions: Write a sentence with each adjective listed below.

Example A- brave-
Answer: The brave firefighter saved the puppy from the burning building.

1. anxious-
__________________________________________________________________

2. cold-
__________________________________________________________________

3. cruel-
__________________________________________________________________

4. dry-
__________________________________________________________________
Underlining Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Underline the adjectives in each sentence below.

The beautiful neighborhood gleamed with sunlight in the morning.


beautiful

1. John went to the busy store to pick up red apples.

2. The tall man at the counter felt that John was a very kind gentleman.

3. The hot sun rose in the morning and set in the misty evening.

4. Many of earth’s greatest wonders have been labeled as historical monuments.

5. Often, there are many animals which are placed on the endangered species list
because they are hunted.

6. That tall man walked in the store yesterday and ordered some green tea.

7. One of the largest buildings in the world is located on that tiny mountain that
overlooks the sea.

8. John happily opened the front door when he heard his friend knocking.

9. May was cooking a big feast for her family during the afternoon.

10. Michael went to school so he could pass the very difficult test.

11. That building is a huge skyscraper.

12. Many of those red flowers bloom in spring and die in the winter.

13. Often times, students are happy when lunch time begins.
Underlining Adjectives Worksheet
Answers:

1. busy, red
2. tall, kind
3. hot, misty
4. greatest, historical
5. many, endangered
6. tall, green
7. one, largest, tiny
8. front
9. big
10. difficult
11. huge
12. red
13. happy

Underlining Adjectives Worksheet


Capitalizing Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


You can form an adjective proper noun. When you do, you capitalize the adjective.
Example: Italian food

Re-write the words below. Capitalize where necessary.

american car
American car

1. french toast- 13. french cuisine-

2. irish lace- 14. mexican tiles-

3. german cars- 15. american writer-

4. automobile factory- 16. california sunshine-

5. mexican food- 17. italian leather-

6. english countryside- 18. sunny beach-

7. irish sandwich- 19. arizona tree-

8. dirty cup- 20. california oranges-

9. woven thread- 21. car factory-

10. japanese car- 22. German language-

11. handsome man- 23. american investor-

12. intelligent boy- 24. african culture-

Capitalizing Adjectives Worksheet


General and Precise Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Some adjectives can be


general, but some can also be more precise or specific.

Match each general adjective on the left column with a more


precise adjective on the right column.

General Adjective Precise Adjective

1. smart feeble

2. beautiful freezing

3. good gorgeous

4. mad excellent

5. strong intelligent

6. happy nutritious

7. weak angry

8. cold powerful

9. fast ecstatic

10. healthy rapid

General and Precise Adjectives Worksheet


Answers:

1. intelligent
2. gorgeous
3. excellent
4. angry
5. powerful
6. ecstatic
7. feeble
8. freezing
9. rapid
10. nutritious

General and Precise Adjectives Worksheet


Adjectives in Context Worksheet

five blue hard soft

greener warm cold intelligent

scary fast slow difficult

Complete each sentence below with an adjective from the word


bank above.

1. I love the ___________________ air in the summer time.

2. The sky looks really _______________________ today.

3. The toast was so ____________________ I could barely eat it.

4. I enjoy sleeping on my ________________________ bed.

5. I thought my teacher was _______________________ because he knew all the


answers.

6. It is very ________________________ in the winter time.

7. I saw a __________________ movie that made me have trouble sleeping.

8. The turtle is an animal that is _______________________.

9. There are _______________________ weekdays in a week.

10. I had a ______________________ time getting out of bed in the morning.

11. The grass is not always _______________________ on the other side.

12. The car I saw at the race park was very ____________________.

Adjectives in Context Worksheet


Answers:

1. warm
2. blue
3. hard
4. soft
5. intelligent
6. cold
7. scary
8. slow
9. five
10. difficult
11. greener
12. fast

Adjectives in Context Worksheet


Number and Color Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


Some adjectives can tell how many and some can tell what color.
Circle each number or color adjective in each sentence below.

There are five cars in the parking lot.


There are five cars in the parking lot.

1. The green tree looked very healthy.

2. There can be up to ten players on the basketball court.

3. I have five fingers on my hand.

4. The red house stood out on the block.

5. I bought a black shirt for the play.

6. There are eleven players on the football field.

7. The blue sky looked beautiful at the beach.

8. My eyes were red because of all the wind.

9. We have fifteen more days of summer.

10. My family went on vacation for seven days.

11. The green and red shoes stood out amongst the others.

12. I have five more tests to take this school year.

13. I have three gifts to give out at the party.

14. We looked at the brown hill in amazement.

15. I had a black and blue bruise because I fell off my bike.

Number and Color Adjectives Worksheet


Answers:

1. green
2. ten
3. five
4. red
5. black
6. eleven
7. blue
8. red
9. fifteen
10. seven
11. green, red
12. five
13. three
14. brown
15. black, blue

Number and Color Adjectives Worksheet


Demonstrative Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


Demonstrative Adjectives point out things. They answer the question, “Which one’s?”
Common Demonstrative Adjectives include; this, that, these and those

Circle the demonstrative adjective that best completes each sentence. (this,
that, these, those)

Those people are very positive.


Those

1. (Those / That) man really loves the comic book store.

2. (These / This) apples are ready to be eaten.

3. (Those / That) store is having a huge blowout sale today!

4. (This / Those) farmers are growing some great organic vegetables.

5. (These / That) friends of mine are very reliable.

6. (These / That) fence needs another coat of paint.

7. Make sure to tell (those / that) boy he needs to clean up after himself.

8. Did you write (these / this) song?

9. Make sure (this / those) girls don’t forget their purses.

10. (Those / That) movie was very realistic.

11. I can tell that (this / these) lions are well taken care of.

Write a sentence with each demonstrative adjective listed below.

12. this-

13. that-

14. these-

15. those-
Demonstrative Adjectives Worksheet
Answers:

1. That
2. These
3. That
4. Those
5. These
6. That
7. that
8. this
9. those
10.That
11. these

Demonstrative Adjectives Worksheet


Possessive Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.


Possessive Adjectives show belonging.
Common Possessive Adjectives include; my, his, her, their, your

Circle the possessive adjective or adjectives in each sentence below. (my, his,
her, their, your)

His friend is very compassionate.


His

1. We took her friend with us to the theme park.

2. The boy took his car to be repaired.

3. I gave her doll back.

4. Make sure your friends are respectful.

5. His parents came to pick him up after school.

6. Her blanket was left in the family room.

7. Give their luggage to her parents.

8. His sister is bringing your shoes to practice.

9. My pillow is very soft.

Write a sentence with each possessive adjective listed below.

10. my-

11. his-

12. her-

13. their-

14. your-

Possessive Adjectives Worksheet


Answers:

1. her
2. his
3. her
4. your
5. his
6. her
7. their
8. his
9. My

10-14 answers may vary

Possessive Adjectives Worksheet


Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

An adjective can describe how a noun looks, feels, sounds, smells or tastes.

yummy blue hard soft

greener warm cold scary

Complete each sentence below with a descriptive adjective from


the word bank above.

1. The grass in my yard is ____________________ than yours.

2. I felt ___________________ in the winter time.

3. My pillow on my bed is very _______________________.

4. The cupcakes you baked were _____________________.

5. The ___________________ sky looks beautiful today.

6. I wore a t-shirt because of the ______________________ day.

7. That rock looks very ________________________.

8. My friend made a ______________________ face.

Write a sentence with each descriptive adjective below.

9. round-

10. black-

11. smelly-

12. small-

Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet


Answers:

1. greener
2. cold
3. soft
4. yummy
5. blue
6. warm
7. hard
8. scary

9-12- Sentences may vary

Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

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