What is an Adjective ?
- Describing words are called adjectives.
- An adjective is a word used to describe a noun.
Read the following sentences.
1. The sun is hot.
2. There is a brown dog.
3. The box is heavy.
4. The sky is blue.
5. Her sandals are dirty.
The words sun, dog, box, sky and sandals are nouns.
The words hot, brown, heavy, blue and dirty describes the nouns. They are, therefore, called describing words.
Practice Exercise
Q1) Underline the adjectives in the sentences below.1. A rabbit has long ears.
2. Cheetah is a fast runner.
3. A spider has eight legs.
4. My cat has short tail.
5. Bitter gourds taste bitter.
6. A black pencil is on the table.
7. The fox is a clever animal.
8. Rita is beautiful.
9. He is an honest boy.
10. Diya is a nice girl.
11. Those bags are heavy.
12. Our teacher is patient and kind.
13. My kitten is playful.
Q2) In the group of words given below, one word is not a describing word. Underline it.
1. violet, orange, brown, walk, pink
2. tall, stand, long, short, huge
3. young, beautiful, girl, nice, lovely
4. shoes, big, fat, great, huge.
5. bitter, sour, tasty, pizza, yummy
6. tall, tiny, elephant, small, big
7. happy, sad, angry, laugh, glad
8. thin, stick, thick, long, small
9. round, square, oval, circle, brick
10. garden, large, noisy, old, new
11. bag, heavy, light, large, red
12. fresh, soggy, tasty, wood, juicy
13. pretty, busy, table, sweet, soft