Adjectives — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In the crunchy apple, the adjective is crunchy.
Crunchy tells us about the loud snapping sound the apple makes when we bite into it. Apple is the noun, so crunchy is the word doing the describing.
2. The word slimy describes how something feels.
Slimy means wet and slippery, like a fish or a snail. We know it is slimy only by touching it, so the adjective describes how it feels.
3. In a bitter drink, the adjective tells about taste.
Bitter is one of the five main flavors, like the strong taste of black coffee or dark chocolate. Our tongue senses bitterness when we drink something, so it describes taste.
4. The adjective in the fragrant flower is fragrant.
Fragrant means having a sweet, pleasant smell, like a rose. It is the describing word that tells how the flower smells to our nose.
5. In the squeaky shoe, the word squeaky is the adjective.
Squeaky describes the high, chirping sound the shoe makes when you walk. Shoe is the noun, so squeaky is the word that adds detail about it.
6. Glowing is an adjective that tells how something looks.
Glowing means giving off a soft, warm light, like a firefly or a candle. Because we see the light with our eyes, glowing describes how something looks.
7. In a sharp thorn, the adjective is sharp.
Sharp means coming to a fine point that can poke or cut you. It is the word telling us about the thorn, which is the noun in the phrase.
8. The word stinky describes how something smells.
Stinky means having a bad or unpleasant odor, like old garbage. Our nose is what notices stinkiness, so it describes how something smells.
9. In the chilly breeze, the word chilly is the adjective.
Chilly means a little bit cold, like the air on a fall morning. Breeze is the noun that names the wind, and chilly is the word adding detail to it.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
salty
→ taste
taste
golden
→ sight
sight
rumbling
→ sound
sound
silky
→ touch
touch
Each adjective goes with the sense we use to notice it: we taste salt on our tongue, see golden colors with our eyes, hear a rumbling thunder with our ears, and feel silky fabric with our fingers.