Describing with Adjectives

What are we learning today?

You will learn where to put adjectives. You will use them to describe animals and things.

Explanation

• An adjective describes a noun.
• Put an adjective after is or are: They are big and fat.
• Put an adjective before a noun: They have small eyes.
• Put "very" before an adjective: Gorillas are very strong.
• My, his, her, its and their go before a noun: its feet.
• Short adjectives can compare: big, bigger.

Examples

1. My dog has short legs.
2. The elephant has big ears.
3. A tiger is bigger than a cat.

Remember!

• An adjective comes before the noun. Say "small eyes", not "eyes small".
• An adjective never takes -s. Say "big eyes", not "bigs eyes".

Check yourself

1. Put the words in order: has / short / legs / my dog.
2. Complete: A horse is ___ than a dog. (big)
3. Which is correct: "small eyes" or "eyes small"?