Think about a mango. It is yellow, sweet, and juicy. Now think about an elephant. It is big, grey, and heavy. The words yellow, sweet, big, grey — these words tell us more about the mango and the elephant. These are called describing words. We also call them adjectives!
A describing word tells us more about a naming word. It describes how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds.
A describing word answers questions like: What colour? What size? What shape? What taste? How does it feel?
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Colours | red, blue, green, yellow, white, black, orange, pink |
| Sizes | big, small, tall, short, long, tiny, huge, fat, thin |
| Shapes | round, square, flat, pointed, curved |
| Tastes | sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, tasty |
| Feelings | happy, sad, angry, scared, tired, excited |
| Touch | soft, hard, rough, smooth, hot, cold, wet, dry |
| Sentence | Describing Word | Naming Word it describes |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi has a red ball. | red | ball |
| The mango is sweet. | sweet | mango |
| Meena is a tall girl. | tall | girl |
| The elephant is big. | big | elephant |
| Sita is a happy child. | happy | child |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Describing word | A word that tells us more about a naming word |
| Adjective | Another name for a describing word |
| Colour | Red, blue, green, yellow, etc. |
| Size | Big, small, tall, short, etc. |
| Taste | Sweet, sour, salty, spicy, etc. |
Write two describing words for each thing below.
| Thing | Describing Word 1 | Describing Word 2 |
|---|---|---|
| mango | ||
| elephant | ||
| flower | ||
| ice cream | ||
| sun |
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Think about a mango. It is yellow, sweet, and juicy. Think about an elephant. It is big, grey, and heavy. The words yellow, sweet, big, grey tell us more about the mango and the elephant. These are called describing words or adjectives!
A describing word tells us more about a naming word. It describes how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds.
A describing word answers: What colour? What size? What shape? What taste? How does it feel?
Think: How would you describe your school bag? Big? Small? Red? Blue? Those are describing words!
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Colours | red, blue, green, yellow, white, black, orange, pink |
| Sizes | big, small, tall, short, long, tiny, huge, fat, thin |
| Shapes | round, square, flat, pointed, curved |
| Tastes | sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, tasty |
| Feelings | happy, sad, angry, scared, tired, excited |
| Touch | soft, hard, rough, smooth, hot, cold, wet, dry |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Describing word | A word that tells us more about a naming word |
| Adjective | Another name for a describing word |
| Colour | Red, blue, green, yellow, etc. |
| Size | Big, small, tall, short, etc. |
| Taste | Sweet, sour, salty, spicy, etc. |
"Ravi has a red ball." The describing word is red. It tells us the colour of the ball.
"The mango is sweet and juicy." The describing words are sweet and juicy. They tell us the taste of the mango.
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Write two describing words for each thing below.
| Thing | Describing Word 1 | Describing Word 2 |
|---|---|---|
| mango | ||
| elephant | ||
| flower | ||
| ice cream | ||
| sun |