Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun:
The shy puppy looked tiny on the chair.
Both ‘shy’ and ‘tiny’ describe the puppy, which is the noun, or thing, in this sentence.
Rewrite this passage below and add in lots of adjectives to make it more interesting. See if you can use exciting adjectives that you have found in your reading books.
The artist put paint onto the paper. She mixed the colours. She spread the paint everywhere. It looked good!
The funny artist put colourful paint onto the white paper. She mixed the beautiful colours. She spread the shiny and sticky paint everywhere. It looked good!
Great adjectives Madeleine.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Our answers are below.
1. The pretty girl ?? sat on the grey statue
2. The spotty dalmatian was playing with the Golden dog?
3. The colourful rainbow ? had shining gold ?at the end.
4. The Black Horse ? was munching on the ?.
5. The beautiful girl ?? was wearing a turquoise ?.
6. The old grandma ?? was taking care of the young Children???????.
Well done girls, you’ve written some sentences with adjectives. Which ones could you use to improve the sentences I wrote above?
The willowy, extrovert artist put some colourful paint onto a white piece of paper. She mixed the beautiful colours. She spread the joyful paint everywhere. It looked fabulous!
Well done for improving my adjective of ‘good’ at the end of the last sentence. I like how you used two adjectives to describe the artist.
The French artist put light blue paint onto the clean, white paper. She beautifully mixed the bright rainbow colours. She carefully spread the sparkling paint everywhere. It looked very good and exciting!
The male artist put lovely pink and orange paint onto the white paper. He mixed the metallic colours. He spread the soft, beautiful paint everywhere. It looked so good!
Well done Sophia and Nadine – you’ve used lots of exciting adjectives.
The amazing artist put shiny red and green paint onto the white paper. She mixed the wonderful colours together. She spread the paint everywhere. It looked beautiful.
Hello Miss Carruthers, I hope you are well! The crazy artist put bright and colourful paint onto the old paper. She mixed the pretty colours. She spread the powerful paint everywhere. It looked amazingly good!
Wow I am enjoying seeing how you can all make Miss Carruthers’ sentence so much more interesting. Well done to you all.
The skillful artist put colourful paint onto the flat white paper. She carefully mixed the bright colours. She spread the paint everywhere it looked amazing.
The clever, sporty artist put colourful, thick paint onto the dark blue paper. She quickly mixed the colours. She spread the gloopy paint everywhere. She made a large painting of the fantastic Tottenham stadium. It looked amazing!
I knew you’d get Tottenham into that sentence somehow Vincent!
The extravagant artist put yellow sparking paint into a old and creased paper. She quickly spread the gold sticky paint everywhere. It look beautiful and good!
The famous artist put colourful paint onto the smooth paper. She mixed the vibrant colours. She spread the gorgeous paint everywhere. It looked stunning!!!!
The first artist put rainbow sparkle paint on to glittery paper. She mixed the bright colours. She spread the shiny paint everywhere. It looked amazing!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
The inspired and creative artist put colourful and vivid paint onto the white plain paper. She mixed the bright colours. She spread the sparkling paint everywhere. It looked remarkable!
The skilled artist put paint onto the enchanted paper. She mixed the vibrant colours. She carefully coated the colourful paint everywhere. It looked astonishing!
We hope everyone is safe and well, lots of love from Gabby and family.
Great sentence Gabby
The creepy artist with a beard put red watery paint onto the violet,thick paper. He gruffly mixed the colours. He roughly spread the wet paint everywhere. It looked terribly messy.