Adjectives — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each adjective into the correct category.
Describes How Something Looks
shinybrightdark Describes How Something Sounds
loudquietnoisy Shiny, bright, and dark all describe what our eyes see when light hits something. Loud, quiet, and noisy describe what our ears hear, so they belong in the sound group.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The word sparkly describes how something looks.
Sparkly describes tiny flashes of light we see on things like glitter or diamonds. Because it is all about what we see, it tells how something looks.
2. In a loud drum, the adjective is loud.
Loud tells us how the drum sounds when it is hit. Drum is the noun that names the instrument, so loud is the describing word.
3. Whispery is an adjective that describes a sound.
Whispery comes from the word whisper, which is a very soft way of speaking. So whispery describes the kind of sound we hear, not how something looks.
4. In the bright moon, the word bright is the adjective.
Bright tells us the moon is giving off a lot of light tonight. Moon is the noun being described, and bright is doing the describing.
5. The opposite of dark is the adjective light.
If a room is not dark, we say it is light because there is lots of brightness. Light and dark are opposite adjectives we use to describe how much we can see.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Dim is an adjective that describes how something looks.
True False
Dim means not very bright, like a light that is mostly turned down. Since it tells about brightness our eyes see, it describes how something looks.
2. Sing is an adjective because it tells about sound.
True False
Sing is an action verb because it names something you do with your voice. A sound adjective would be a word like loud or quiet that describes the singing.
3. Adjectives can describe what we see or hear.
True False
Adjectives can work with any of our senses—words like red and shiny tell about sight, while loud and buzzing tell about sound.
4. Window is an adjective that describes light.
True False
Window is a noun because it names a thing in the wall that lets light through. An adjective would be a word like sunny or dim that describes the light itself.