Adjectives An adjective is a word that describes something.
afraid When you're afraid, you are scared.
ajar Something that is ajar is partly open. The door is ajar.
alike When things are alike they look the same.
angry When you are angry, you are very mad.
asleep When you are asleep you are not awake.
awake When you are awake, you are not asleep.
When someone or something is big, it is above average size.
bigger The boy in the middle is bigger than the boy on the left.
biggest The boy on the right is the biggest of the three.
Black is the color of a very dark night.
The sky is blue during the day.
brave Someone who is brave has courage.
brittle Something that is brittle will break or snap in two easily. Potato chips are brittle.
Brown is the color of wood.
When something is clean, it is not dirty.
When something is closed, it is not open. The door is closed.
dark When it is dark, there isn't much light.
When something is dirty, it is not clean.
This girl can run very fast.
The opposite of fat is thin.
This glass is full. Empty is the opposite of full.
frightened When we are frightened, we are afraid.
Elephants are large, gray mammals. Gray paint can be made by mixing black and white paint.
Grass, broccoli, and many other plants are green. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow paint.
People usually smile when they're happy.
healthy When you are healthy, you are not sick.
Fire is very hot.
When someone or something is large, it is above average size.
The last item or person is the one at the end.
little When someone or something is little, it is below average in size.
littler The boy in the middle is littler than the boy on the right.
littlest The boy on the left is the littlest of the three.
long When something is long, it is not short.
The opposite of loud is quiet.
mad When you are mad at someone, you are angry with them.
many The are many apples above.
multicolored Multicolored means having many colors.
When something is narrow, it doesn't take up a lot space from side to side.
new When something is new, it hasn't been used before.
old When someone or something is old, it has been around for a long, long time.
Something that is open is not shut. The door is open.
Orange is a color. You can mix red and yellow paint to get orange.
Pink is the color you get when you mix red and white paint.
The color purple is made by mixing red and blue paint.
When it is quiet there is no noise.
Red is the first color in the rainbow.
Sometimes people cry when they're sad.
scared When you're scared, you are afraid.
When someone or something is short, it is below average height.
shorter The boy in the middle is shorter than the boy on the right.
shortest The boy on the left is the shortest of the three.
shut When something is shut, it is not open The door is shut.
sick When you are sick, you are not healthy.
When something is slow it does not move quickly.
When someone or something is small, it is below average size.
smaller The boy in the middle is smaller than the boy on the right.
smallest The boy on the left is the smallest of the three.
smart Someone who is smart can think well.
splendid When something is splendid, it is very, very good.
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straight Something straight is not curvy or bent.
When someone or something is tall, it is above average height.
taller The boy in the middle is taller than the boy on the left.
tallest The boy on the right is the tallest of the three.
tiny When someone or something is tiny, it is very small.
tinier The boy in the middle is tinier than the boy on the right.
tiniest The boy on the left is the tiniest of the three.
ugly Something that is ugly is not nice to look at.
unhappy Sometimes people cry when they're unhappy.
upside down When something is upside down, its top is where its bottom used to be.
Violet is a bluish purple color.
Snow is white.
When something is wide, it takes up a lot space from side to side.
Yellow is a color. The sun is yellow. Lemons are yellow.
When someone or something is young, it has only been around for a short time. A baby is young.
Adjectives
Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes something.
afraid
When you're afraid, you are scared.
ajar
Something that is ajar is partly open. The door is ajar.
alike
When things are alike they look the same.
angry
When you are angry, you are very mad.
asleep
When you are asleep you are not awake.
awake
When you are awake, you are not asleep.
When someone or something is big, it is above average size.
bigger
The boy in the middle is bigger than the boy on the left.
biggest
The boy on the right is the biggest of the three.
Black is the color of a very dark night.
The sky is blue during the day.
brave
Someone who is brave has courage.
brittle
Something that is brittle will break or snap in two easily. Potato chips are brittle.
Brown is the color of wood.
When something is clean, it is not dirty.
When something is closed, it is not open. The door is closed.
dark
When it is dark, there isn't much light.
When something is dirty, it is not clean.
This girl can run very fast.
The opposite of fat is thin.
This glass is full. Empty is the opposite of full.
frightened
When we are frightened, we are afraid.
Elephants are large, gray mammals. Gray paint can be made by mixing black and white paint.
Grass, broccoli, and many other plants are green. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow paint.
People usually smile when they're happy.
healthy
When you are healthy, you are not sick.
Fire is very hot.
When someone or something is large, it is above average size.
The last item or person is the one at the end.
little
When someone or something is little, it is below average in size.
littler
The boy in the middle is littler than the boy on the right.
littlest
The boy on the left is the littlest of the three.
long
When something is long, it is not short.
The opposite of loud is quiet.
mad
When you are mad at someone, you are angry with them.
many
The are many apples above.
multicolored
Multicolored means having many colors.
When something is narrow, it doesn't take up a lot space from side to side.
new
When something is new, it hasn't been used before.
old
When someone or something is old, it has been around for a long, long time.
Something that is open is not shut. The door is open.
Orange is a color. You can mix red and yellow paint to get orange.
Pink is the color you get when you mix red and white paint.
The color purple is made by mixing red and blue paint.
When it is quiet there is no noise.
Red is the first color in the rainbow.
Sometimes people cry when they're sad.
scared
When you're scared, you are afraid.
When someone or something is short, it is below average height.
shorter
The boy in the middle is shorter than the boy on the right.
shortest
The boy on the left is the shortest of the three.
shut
When something is shut, it is not open The door is shut.
sick
When you are sick, you are not healthy.
When something is slow it does not move quickly.
When someone or something is small, it is below average size.
smaller
The boy in the middle is smaller than the boy on the right.
smallest
The boy on the left is the smallest of the three.
smart
Someone who is smart can think well.
splendid
When something is splendid, it is very, very good. ________
straight
Something straight is not curvy or bent.
When someone or something is tall, it is above average height.
taller
The boy in the middle is taller than the boy on the left.
tallest
The boy on the right is the tallest of the three.
tiny
When someone or something is tiny, it is very small.
tinier
The boy in the middle is tinier than the boy on the right.
tiniest
The boy on the left is the tiniest of the three.
ugly
Something that is ugly is not nice to look at.
unhappy
Sometimes people cry when they're unhappy.
upside down
When something is upside down, its top is where its bottom used to be.
Violet is a bluish purple color.
Snow is white.
When something is wide, it takes up a lot space from side to side.
Yellow is a color. The sun is yellow. Lemons are yellow.
When someone or something is young, it has only been around for a short time. A baby is young.