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Adjectives & Describing Words

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  1. 1.

    What is an adjective?

    (a) A naming word(b) An action word(c) A describing word(d) A joining word
  2. 2.

    Which word is an adjective in this sentence? 'The big dog barked.'

    (a) The(b) big(c) dog(d) barked
  3. 3.

    Fill in the blank with a colour: 'The sky is ___.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  4. 4.

    Which word describes a feeling?

    (a) table(b) happy(c) run(d) the
  5. 5.

    Choose the adjective: 'She wore a pretty dress.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  6. 6.

    Which sentence uses an adjective for size?

    (a) The red car is fast.(b) The tiny ant crawled away.(c) The happy boy sang.(d) The round ball rolled.
  7. 7.

    Fill in the blank: 'The ice cream is very ___.' (temperature)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  8. 8.

    Which pair of words are both adjectives?

    (a) run, jump(b) big, small(c) dog, cat(d) the, and
  9. 9.

    Choose the correct adjective: 'The ___ sun shone brightly.' (very large)

    (a) tiny(b) huge(c) quiet(d) fast
  10. 10.

    How many adjectives are in this sentence? 'The tall, thin man wore a black hat.'

    (a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4
  11. 11.

    What is the opposite of 'hot'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  12. 12.

    Which adjective best describes a lion?

    (a) tiny(b) fierce(c) smooth(d) slow
  13. 13.

    Fill in the blank: 'The baby is ___.' (very young and little)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  14. 14.

    Which sentence uses a feeling adjective?

    (a) The round ball bounced.(b) The red flower bloomed.(c) The scared cat hid.(d) The tall tree swayed.
  15. 15.

    Put the adjective in the right place: 'The ___ (yellow) butterfly flew past.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  16. 16.

    Which word is NOT an adjective?

    (a) beautiful(b) quickly(c) soft(d) round
  17. 17.

    Choose two adjectives to describe a kitten.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  18. 18.

    Which sentence has the most adjectives?

    (a) The dog ran.(b) The big dog ran fast.(c) The big, brown dog ran.(d) The big, brown, furry dog ran.
  19. 19.

    Fill in two blanks: 'The ___ boy ate a ___ apple.' (feeling + colour)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  20. 20.

    Rearrange into a sentence with correct adjective placement: 'is / elephant / The / grey / big'

    Answer: ____________________________________

Answer key — P1 English: Adjectives & Describing Words

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  1. 1.(c) A describing word
  2. 2.(b) big
  3. 3.blue
  4. 4.(b) happy
  5. 5.pretty
  6. 6.(b) The tiny ant crawled away.
  7. 7.cold
  8. 8.(b) big, small
  9. 9.(b) huge
  10. 10.(c) 3
  11. 11.cold
  12. 12.(b) fierce
  13. 13.small
  14. 14.(c) The scared cat hid.
  15. 15.yellow
  16. 16.(b) quickly
  17. 17.small, fluffy
  18. 18.(d) The big, brown, furry dog ran.
  19. 19.hungry, red
  20. 20.The elephant is big and grey
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