Contributor: Beth Price. Lesson ID: 10047
Adjectives take plain, boring old nouns and make them more interesting and useful! Learn about interesting, helpful, important adjectives, using fun, singing videos, and online adventure games!
Look at the apples in the picture above.
Apples are a great snack and are good for you. Think about the apple.
Get ready for some fun videos and games about adjectives!
Print out the Word Web Graphic Organizer from the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar and complete it with words that describe the apple.
Write the word "Apple" or draw or paste a picture of an apple in the middle box. Then write some descriptive words in the surrounding circles.
All the words you used to describe the apple are called adjectives.
Adjectives describe naming words or nouns. Adjectives make our reading, speaking, and writing more interesting and informative.
Describe something else.
Think about your pet or stuffed animal.
Use your five senses to describe your animal.
Taste is another sense, but don't taste your animal!
Is your animal . . .
Learn more about adjectives with the following video.
Keep it going in the Got It? section!