Decoding/Fluency/

Descriptive
Adjectives
 Read the following sentences:

There was a strong

typhoon.
(What word tells about the typhoon? Underline.)

There was heavy rain.

(What word tells about the rain? Underline.)

The big trees were uprooted.

(What word tells about the trees? Underline.)
 What kind of words are
these?

strong heavy big

These are called

adjectives.
There are tips in knowing if a
word is an adjective or not.
1. Read the phrase or sentence.
2. Look for the name of a person,
place, thing or animal .
3. See if the word before it
tells something or describes
it.
4. If it does, that word is an
adjective.
Circle the adjective and underline the
noun it describes.

1. Danny caught the red ball.

2.The dog found a large stick.
3. My mom is a pretty lady.
4.The little tree is easy to climb.
5.Lisa rides in a fast car.
What is an
adjective?
Look at the picture and encircle the
correct sentence.
 Complete each sentence with an
appropriate adjective from the box below.
Write your answer in your notebook.
fat important caring
honest old
1. Tony keeps his _____________things.
2. Pat shares her food to Tim the cat. Pat
is _________.
3. The boy has an _________ pet dog.
4. An __________girl tells the truth.
5. John is _________. The doctor tells him
to exercise to lose some weight.