Adjectives: Describing Words

Imagine telling a friend about a dog. You could say I saw a dog. But that is not very exciting! Now try this: I saw a huge, fluffy, brown dog. Much better! The words huge, fluffy, and brown are called adjectives. Adjectives are describing words. They tell us more about a noun. They make our sentences interesting and fun to read! 🐕

Adjectives can describe lots of things about a noun. They can tell us the SIZE of something: tiny ant, giant whale. They can tell us the COLOR: red apple, silver star. They can tell us how something FEELS: soft pillow, rough rock. They can even tell us how something TASTES or SMELLS: sweet candy, stinky cheese! 🧀

Where do adjectives live in a sentence? Most of the time, an adjective comes right before the noun it describes. In the fluffy cat, fluffy is the adjective and it comes right before cat. Sometimes the adjective comes after the noun: The cat is fluffy. Both ways are correct! The adjective is always the describing word. 🐱