Adjectives

• Writing
• 5th Grade

Adjectives

Today, you’re going to learn how to use words to describe things. You can describe how things look, taste, and feel. You can also describe people’s emotions and personalities.

The red curtain opened to reveal the audience.

Which word in this sentence describes how something looks?

1. audience
2. reveal
3. red
4. curtain

The answer is C (red). What does it describe?

Notice that the describing word red comes right before curtain. Usually, describing words come right before what they are describing. 

When you use describing words, people can picture what you’re saying. Adding the word red before curtain helps you picture what the curtain looks like. Otherwise, some of you might picture the curtain as blue or yellow! It also makes your writing more interesting to read. 

Let’s look at another example.

The nervous magician stepped onto the stage.  

Which word in this sentence describes something?

Which word in this sentence describes something?

1. magician
2. stage
3. nervous
4. onto

Let’s practice picking out the describing word in a sentence. 

The magician pulled a tiny rabbit from a hat.

With your partner, find the describing word in this sentence and type it in the box. 

Pick out ALL the describing words in this sentence.

The nervous magician used his gold wand to make the tiny rabbit disappear.

Let’s try adding our own describing word to a sentence. 

Watch as I add a describing word to this sentence.

The magician made a dragon appear on stage.

The                       audience cheered for the magician.

Are you ready to try? With your partner, add a describing word to this next sentence.

Complete the sentences using an adjective.

Grandma makes pies with ____________ crusts.

1. dinner
2. crispy
3. kitchen
4. spoon

The _____________ horse won the race.

1. beautiful
2. pool
3. open
4. black

We like to laugh at ______________ jokes.

1. yellow
2. full
3. funny
4. cloudy

My friends like swimming in _____________ water.

1. boiling
2. calm
3. funny
4. brother