Name: ________________________ H.B.
S Subject: English
Grade: 3 ( ) Concept: Adjectives
Date: _________________________
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe a person, a thing, or a
place in the sentence. They tell something about the noun.
Adjectives might tell how a thing looks, feels, tastes, smells, or
sounds. They might also show how big something is, or what
someone thinks of it.
Adjectives usually answer the questions:
-What kind? Sami attended the great concert.
The adjective great modifies the noun concert.
-What color? Sara wears her yellow dress.
The adjective yellow modifies the noun dress.
-How many? I ate three apples.
The adjective three modifies the noun apples.
-Which one? Hadi likes this pillow.
The adjective this modifies the noun pillow.
1- Circle the adjective(s) in each sentence. Draw an arrow
from
each adjective to the noun it describes. The first one is done
for you!
Example: Three turtles swam in the pond.
a) Molly and Jenny tried to finish a difficult puzzle.
b) Their mother made a delicious dinner.
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c) Did you see that green car racing down the street?
d) George and Jessica shoveled the snowy sidewalk.
e) Clean up this huge mess!
f) The barking dogs were outside.
g) Have you seen my blue pencil?
h) The thief walked past the sleeping guard.
i) The farmer planted tall trees in the orchard.
j) Six plumbers were fixing up the old house.
k) There are still several bushes in the backyard.
l) The young boy learned to hammer long nails.
2- Write each adjective and the noun it describes.
Adjectives Nouns
a) People played small drums too.
b) Others played shiny horns.
c) I liked the silver flutes.
d) They play high notes.
e) They make deep sounds.
f) The band played a sad song.
3- Circle the two best “adjective choices” to complete each
sentence. Make sure that the sentence makes sense!
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a- Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many
The dog had a nose and ears.
b- Adjective choices: tall, cold, dry, yellow
The sunflowers in my backyard are and .
c- Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy
I found a quarter lying on the sidewalk!
d- Adjective choices: dull, salty, hot, cheesy
We all ate the , pizza.
e- Adjective choices: (healthy, beautiful, toasty, many)
The refrigerator was packed with , food.
4- Elaborate these sentences by adding the adjectives in
parentheses. Write the new sentences.
a) The movers lifted the chair. (two)
b) Our curtains were stuffed in a box. (velvet)
c) The truck carried our belongings. (red)
d) The twins dropped their pillows. (feather)
5- Circle the adjectives in the word bank.
juicy jump travel smell
caterpillar enjoy curly warm
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radio happy computer pale
sweet fast dig wall
look delicious jacket lemon
Now, read the sentences and use the adjectives you circled
above as appropriate to fill in the blanks.
a) 1. I went to the beach and enjoyed the sun.
b) 2. The baker baked a cake for the wedding.
c) 3. We picked some red, berries from the farm.
d) 4. My family adopted a friendly cat with hair.
e) 5. The honey the bees made smelled so .
f) 6. I rode the bus so that I could go to my band lesson.
g) 7. The little boy didn’t feel well and his face looked .
h) 8. Kim was very because it was her birthday!
