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Adjectives List of Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Adjective Worksheets
anxious any apprehensive appropriate apt arctic arid aromatic artistic ashamed assured astonishing athletic
attached attentive attractive austere authentic authorized automatic avaricious average aware awesome awful awkward
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calculating calm candid canine capital carefree careful careless caring cautious cavernous celebrated charming
cheap cheerful cheery chief chilly chubby circular classic clean clear clear-cut clever close closed
cloudy clueless clumsy cluttered coarse cold colorful colorless colossal comfortable common compassionate competent complete D
complex complicated composed concerned concrete confused conscious considerate constant content conventional cooked cool cooperative
coordinated corny corrupt costly courageous courteous crafty crazy creamy creative creepy criminal crisp
critical crooked crowded cruel crushing cuddly cultivated cultured cumbersome curly curvy cute cylindrical
damaged damp dangerous dapper daring darling dark dazzling dead deadly deafening dear dearest
decent decimal decisive deep defenseless defensive defiant deficient definite definitive delayed delectable delicious
delightful delirious demanding dense dental dependable dependent descriptive deserted detailed determined devoted different E
difficult digital diligent dim dimpled dimwitted direct disastrous discrete disfigured disgusting disloyal dismal
distant downright dreary dirty disguised dishonest dismal distant distinct distorted dizzy dopey
doting double downright drab drafty dramatic dreary droopy dry dual dull dutiful
even evergreen everlasting every evil exalted excellent exemplary exhausted excitable
excited exciting exotic expensive experienced expert extraneous extroverted extra-large extra-small
F fabulous failing faint fair faithful fake false fast fat fatal fatherly favorable favorite fearful filthy fine finished firm first firsthand fitting flimsy flippant flowery fluffy fluid flustered focused forthright fortunate fragrant frail frank frayed free frilly frizzy frivolous front frosty frozen frugal
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gracious grand grandiose granular grateful grave gray great greedy green
icky icy ideal idealistic identical idle idiotic idolized ignorant ill illegal
ill-fated ill-informed illiterate illustrious imaginary imaginative immaculate immaterial immediate immense impassioned
impeccable impartial imperfect imperturbable impish impolite important impossible impractical impressionable impressive improbable J
impure inborn incomparable incompatible incomplete inconsequential incredible indelible inexperienced indolent infamous infantile
infatuated inferior infinite informal innocent insecure insidious insignificant insistent instructive insubstantial
intelligent intent intentional interesting internal international intrepid ironclad irresponsible irritating itchy
kaleidoscopic keen
key kind
kindhearted kindly
klutzy knobby
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masculine massive mature meager mealy mean measly meaty medical mediocre
medium meek mellow melodic memorable menacing merry messy metallic mild N
milky mindless miniature minor minty miserable miserly misguided misty mixed
modern modest moist monstrous monthly monumental moral mortified motherly motionless
mountainous muddy muffled multicolored mundane murky mushy musty muted mysterious
P palatable pale paltry parallel parched partial passionate past pastel peaceful peppery perfect perfumed periodic perky personal pertinent pesky pessimistic petty phony physical piercing pink pitiful plain plaintive plastic playful pleasant pleased pleasing plump plush polished polite political pointed pointless poised Q poor popular portly posh positive possible potable powerful powerless practical precious present prestigious pretty precious previous pricey prickly primary prime pristine private prize probable productive profitable profuse proper proud prudent punctual pungent puny pure purple pushy putrid puzzled puzzling
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quaint qualified
quarrelsome quarterly
queasy querulous
questionable quick
sad safe salty same sandy sane sarcastic sardonic satisfied scaly scarce scared scary scented scholarly scientific scornful scratchy scrawny second secondary second-hand secret self-assured self-reliant selfish sentimental
separate serene serious serpentine several severe shabby shadowy shady shallow shameful shameless sharp shimmering shiny shocked shocking shoddy short short-term showy shrill shy sick silent silky
silly silver similar simple simplistic sinful single sizzling skeletal skinny sleepy slight slim slimy slippery slow slushy small smart smoggy smooth smug snappy snarling sneaky sniveling snoopy T
sociable soft soggy solid somber some spherical sophisticated sore sorrowful soulful soupy sour Spanish sparkling sparse specific spectacular speedy spicy spiffy spirited spiteful splendid spotless spotted spry
square squeaky squiggly stable staid stained stale standard starchy stark starry steep sticky stiff stimulating stingy stormy straight strange steel strict strident striking striped strong studious stunning
stupendous stupid sturdy stylish subdued submissive substantial subtle suburban sudden sugary sunny super superb superficial superior supportive sure-footed surprised suspicious svelte sweaty sweet sweltering swift sympathetic
tall talkative tame tan tangible tart tasty tattered taut tedious teeming
tempting tender tense tepid terrible terrific testy thankful that these
thick thin third thirsty this thorough thorny those thoughtful threadbare
thrifty thunderous tidy tight timely tinted tiny tired torn total
tough traumatic treasured tremendous tragic trained tremendous triangular tricky trifling trim
trivial troubled true trusting trustworthy trusty truthful tubby turbulent twin
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uneven unfinished unfit unfolded unfortunate unhappy unhealthy uniform unimportant unique
V victorious vigilant vigorous villainous violet W well-groomed well-informed well-lit well-made well-off well-to-do well-worn wet which whimsical whirlwind whispered Y
wan warlike warm warmhearted warped wary wasteful watchful waterlogged watery wavy
wealthy weak weary webbed wee weekly weepy weighty weird welcome well-documented
white whole whopping wicked wide wide-eyed wiggly wild willing wilted winding windy
winged wiry wise witty wobbly woeful wonderful wooden woozy wordy worldly worn
worried worrisome worse worst worthless worthwhile worthy wrathful wretched writhing wrong wry
yawning yearly
yellow
yellowish
young
youthful
yummy
Adjectives: Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of adjectives from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in English.
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Write Comparative In this series of printable and Superlative worksheets, the student Adjectives writes adjectives Each adjective has a describing a picture in and comparative and a around that picture. superlative form. In each row, write the two missing words. Worksheet #1 with adjectives: young, slow, small, long. Worksheet #2 with adjectives: few, short, wide, high. Worksheet #3 with adjectives: young, slow, small, long.
Choose the Apt Animal Adjective Write the missing adjectives in each For each animal, chart. underline the adjective Chart #1 Adjectives: red, far, icy, that best describes it. bad, easy, friendly, funny, busy, smelly, pretty. Or go to the answers. Orgo to the answers.
Comparatives Chart Worksheets
Chart #2 Adjectives: blue, old, sweet, happy, shiny, clean, fine, high, nasty, rich. Or go to the answers. Chart #3 Adjectives: red, far, icy, bad, easy, friendly, funny, busy, smelly, pretty. Or go to the answers.
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Choose the Apt Food Choose the Apt Choose the Apt Adjective Adjective #1 Choose the Apt Adjective #2 Adjective #3 For each food, For each picture, For each picture, underline the For each picture, underline the adjective underline the adjective adjective that best describes it. underline the adjective that best describes it. that best describes it. Orgo to the answers. that best describes it. Orgo to the answers. Orgo to the answers. Orgo to the answers.
Think of a fictional character or make up one of your own. Write your character's name and draw a picture of your character in the center oval. Write eight adjectives that describe the character. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
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Write eight adjectives Write eight adjectives describing a dog and describing a hat and Write eight adjectives then use each adjective then use each adjective describing an ice cream cone in a sentence. in a sentence. and then use each adjective in a sentence.
Find 8 Adjectives Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Describing Your Father Mother
Write your father's name and draw a picture of your father in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your father. Then use each adjective in a sentence. Write your mother's name and draw a picture of your mother in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your mother. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
Senses: Write Eight Senses: Write Eight Hearing- Smell-Related Words Related Words Think of and write eight smell-related Think of and write eight adjectives, describing hearing-related adjectives, odors, how things describing how things sound. Sample answers: loud, soft, smell. Sample answers: rotten, flowery, burnt, quiet, noisy, raspy, highpitched, low-pitched, rumblng. delicious, putrid, bad, good, sweaty.
Find 8 Adjectives
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Think of and write Describing Your Think of and write eight taste- Think of and write eight touch-related eight sight-related related adjectives, describing Teacher adjectives, describing adjectives, describing how things feel. Sample Write your teacher's how things feel. how things look. answers: sweet, sour, bitter, name and draw a Sample answers: bright, gooey, salty, syrupy, lemony, Sample answers: hard, picture of your teacher soft, hot, cold, rough, dark, shiny, dull, tart. in the center oval. smooth, grainy, sharp. colorful, purple, clear, Write eight adjectives twinkling. describing your teacher. Then use each adjective in a sentence.
Write Adjectives by Category Write 5 adjectives for each category. The categories include: quantity, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, and material. Or go to sample answers.
Find a Substitute for Chart of Adjectives the Word "Good" for Each Letter Write Adjectives by Write a few adjectives for each noun. Then pick other nouns See if you can think of Category and write some adjectives and write down a Write 10 adjectives for describing them. The chart substitute or synonym each category. The includes room for adjectives for "good" for each categories include: describing a noun's: quantity, letter of the alphabet. quantity, opinion, size, opinion, size, age, shape, color, These words can be age, shape, color, origin, and material. useful for less origin, and material. Or repetitive writing. Or go to sample answers. go to a sample answer page.
Which Senses Do You Find an Adjective plus Animal Word for Use Each Letter Printable Worksheets
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Students use these printable worksheets to write which senses they use to examine objects, with charts to fill in. The students describe how they sense various everyday objects.
See if you can think of See if you can think of and and write down a write down a phrase with an phrase with an adjective and an astronomy adjective and an animal word for each letter of the word for each letter of alphabet (for example, the alphabet (for "alarming asteroid"). Or go to a example, "angry ape"). sample answer page. Or go to a sample answer page.
See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a birdrelated word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "amazing archaeopteryx"). Or go to a sample answer page.
Find an Adjective plus Body Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a bodyrelated word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "aching ankle"). Or go to a sample answer page.
Find an Adjective Find an Adjective plus Clothing Word plus Food Word for Find an Adjective plus Fish for Each Letter Each Letter Word for Each Letter See if you can think of See if you can think of See if you can think of and and write down a and write down a write down a phrase with an phrase with an phrase with an adjective and a fish-related adjective and a clothing adjective and a food word for each letter of the word for each letter of word for each letter of alphabet (for example, the alphabet (for the alphabet (for "adorable anchovy"). Or go to a example, "awful example, "awful sample answer page. apple"). Or go to a apple"). Or go to a sample answer page. sample answer page.
Find an Adjective plus Find an Adjective Find an Adjective plus Plant Find an Adjective Insect Word for Each plus Mammal Word Word for Each Letter plus Sports Word for Letter for Each Letter See if you can think of and Each Letter See if you can think of See if you can think of write down a phrase with an See if you can think of
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and write down a and write down a adjective and a plant word for phrase with an phrase with an each letter of the alphabet (for adjective and a insectadjective and a example, "average acorn"). Or related word for each mammal-related word go to a sample answer page. letter of the alphabet for each letter of the (for example, "angry alphabet (for example, ant"). Or go to a sample "apt antelope"). Or go answer page. to a sample answer page.
and write down a phrase with an adjective and a sports word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "avid archer"). Or go to a sample answer page.
Find an Adjective plus Vehicle Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a vehicle word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "ancient auto"). Or go to a sample answer page.
More Word Lists
Adjectives Adverbs Alliteration Amphibians Anagrams Animals Antonyms April Fool's Day Art Astronomy Autumn/Fall Backyard Baseball Bathroom Beach "Big"
Country Names Dance Dentist Desserts Dogs Doctors and Dentists Dolch Words Driving Duos Elections Elements Emotions and Feelings Energy Fall/Autumn Family Farm
Landforms Languages Leaders Legal Terms Long E Words Long U Words Mammals "Many" Martin Luther King, Jr. Math and Numbers Measurement Metals Military Money Mother's Day
School Science Science Fields Sewing Shapes Ships/Boats Shoes Spices and Herbs Sports Spring Stores and Public Buildings Summer St. Patrick's Day Thanksgiving Time
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Birds Fire Fighting Biomes Fish Birthday Flowers Boats/Ships Food Bodies of Waters Food Web Body Friends, Acquaintances, and Other Buildings People Business and Office Fruit Camping Furniture Carnivals and Fairs Geography Car Parts Good Luck Symbols Cars Grammar Castles, Kings, Groundhog Day Queens Halloween Cats "Happy" Chinese New Year Hats Christmas (secular) Herbs and Spices Circus and Carnival Holidays Clothing House Colors Household Devices Columbus Day Housing and Dwellings Compound Words Insects Computers Interjections Constitution Irregular Verbs Conjunctions Jobs and Occupations Containers Kitchen Cooking Terms Cooking Tools
Musical Instruments Tools Music Theory Transportation and New Year's Eve Vehicles Negative Words Trees Nouns that are Verbs Types of Cars Ocean US Constitution Office and Business US Flag Day Opposites US States Pairs Vacation Palindromes Valentine's Day People (NonVegetables Family) Vehicles and Personal Qualities Transportation Pirates Verbs Plants Verbs, Irregular Positive Words Verbs, Regular Post Office Verbs that are Nouns Prepositions Virtues President's Day Water Pronouns Ways to Say "Big" Regular Verbs Ways to Say "Happy" Reptiles Ways to Say "Many" Restaurant Ways to Say "Said" Roadways Weapons Rocks and Minerals Weather Rooms Weights and Measures "Said" Winter Yard
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