Adjectives (Intro) — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence has a describing word (adjective)?
A) The dog ran fast.
B) The fluffy dog ran.
C) Dogs can run fast.
D) I see a brown dog.
'Fluffy' describes the dog — that's an adjective that tells us what the dog feels like.
2. Which sentence has an adjective describing the cake?
A) I ate lunch today.
B) The cake is on a plate.
C) I ate a sweet cake.
D) The cake was on sale.
'Sweet' describes the cake — it's an adjective! It tells how the cake tastes, adding detail to the noun.
3. Which sentence has the strongest adjective?
A) The flower is nice.
B) The bright red flower bloomed.
C) I see a flower now.
D) Flowers grow tall.
'Bright red' gives us clear details about the flower. Strong adjectives help us picture nouns in our minds.
4. Which sentence uses an adjective to describe a bird?
A) Birds fly away.
B) The tiny bird chirped.
C) I saw three birds.
D) Birds eat many seeds.
'Tiny' describes the bird's size. It's an adjective because it tells more about the noun bird.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Write a color adjective for this noun: The red apple.
Color adjectives describe how nouns look. Red, green, or yellow all work to describe an apple.
2. Write a size adjective for this noun: A big elephant.
Size adjectives tell how big or small. Big or huge helps us picture the elephant's size clearly.
3. Write a feeling adjective for this noun: The happy child.
Feeling adjectives describe moods. Happy, sad, or kind all tell how the child feels inside.
4. Write a color adjective for this noun: A blue sky.
Blue describes the sky's color. Color adjectives help us picture how nouns look in our minds.
5. Write a size adjective for this noun: The tiny ant.
Tiny describes the ant's small size. Size adjectives tell how big or little a noun is.