Adjectives (Intro) — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which two words are adjectives? 'I saw a big brown bear.'
A) big, brown
B) saw, bear
C) I, a
D) big, bear
Big tells size and brown tells color — both describe bear, so both are adjectives.
2. Which two words are adjectives? 'She has a tiny red bag.'
A) has, bag
B) tiny, red
C) she, a
D) tiny, bag
Tiny tells size and red tells color — both describe the noun bag.
3. Which two words are adjectives? 'We ate five sweet grapes.'
A) we, ate
B) ate, grapes
C) five, sweet
D) five, grapes
Five tells how many and sweet tells taste — both adjectives describe grapes.
4. Which two words are adjectives? 'A soft white cat naps.'
A) soft, white
B) cat, naps
C) a, cat
D) soft, cat
Soft tells feel and white tells color — both describe cat.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Write two adjectives for a dog: big and fluffy.
Big is a size adjective. With fluffy, you have two adjectives for dog.
2. Write two adjectives for an apple: red and sweet.
Sweet is a taste adjective. With red, you have two adjectives for apple.
3. Write two adjectives for a ball: round and blue.
Blue is a color adjective. With round, you have two adjectives for ball.
4. Write two adjectives for a bunny: soft and white.
Soft is a feel adjective. With white, you have two adjectives for bunny.
5. Write two adjectives for a star: pointy and bright.
Pointy is a shape adjective. With bright, you have two adjectives for star.