Adjectives 01
A Quiz about Using Describing Words
This KS3 English quiz takes a look at adjectives. Adjectives are "describing words". In the phrase "the red balloon" the word "red" is an adjective and the word "balloon" is a noun. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives can tell you what an object looks like, what its size is and how it feels to the touch. They can describe people and places in the same way. In the sentence "It was a warm, sunny, breezy day", the adjectives modifying the noun "day" are "warm", "sunny" and "breezy". In the sentence "He examined the old weather-beaten chest", the adjectives modifying the noun "chest" are "old" and "weather-beaten".
Adjective also describe feelings. The words "sorrowful", "miserable", "excited", "placid" and "jolly" are adjectives. Sometimes you'll see that adjectives might not be next to the noun which they modify. In the sentence "She was thrilled to win the prize", the adjective "thrilled" modifies the pronoun "she".
Try and use a variety of adjectives to make your writing more descriptive and more interesting.
The road comprised large houses and a tiny shop.
The old book had lost its original cover long ago.
The long transporter delivered the new car today.
This bag is heavy but that bag is light.
That chair is wooden but this chair is plastic.
The quick brown fox jumped over the slow white dog.
A small grey mouse frightened the timid little child.
The colourful bird perched on the highest leafy branch.
An interesting article appeared in our local newspaper.
Cheap biscuits are good but expensive ones are better.
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