Describing Words (Adjectives)
"Use words that describe colour, size, shape, and feelings (big, sweet, red, happy)."
A Today you'll learn
- Identify describing words (adjectives) that describe size, colour, shape, and taste
- Use describing words to add detail and imagery to sentences
- Recognise opposites in describing words (big/small, hot/cold, happy/sad)
B Let's understand
Describing words tell us more about our naming words! They tell us what kind, what size, what colour, or how something feels and tastes. If you say "a ball", that is good; but if you say "a bouncy, big, red ball", that is wonderful because we can picture it right away! Words like big, tiny, sweet, sour, hot, cold, soft, hard, green, and happy are all describing words.
C See it step by step
- Find the naming word: "bird".
- Ask: What kind of bird is it?
- "tiny" describes the size of the bird.
- Describing word: tiny.
- A lemon has a sharp, tangy taste.
- We say: "a sour lemon" or "a yellow lemon".
- "sour" and "yellow" are describing words.
D Your turn
E Ready to practise?
Key idea 1
Describing words (adjectives) tell us how something looks, feels, tastes, or sounds.
Colour words (blue
Colour words (blue, green, red) are describing words.
Size words (big
Size words (big, small, tall, short) are describing words.
Feeling and taste words (sweet
Feeling and taste words (sweet, soft, happy, loud) are describing words.
Key idea 5
Describing words usually sit right before the noun they describe.