AdjectivesAn adjective is a word that describes something.

afraidWhen you're afraid, you are scared.

ajarSomething that is ajar is partly open. The door is ajar.

alikeWhen things are

alike they look the same.

angryWhen you are angry, you are

very mad.

asleepWhen you are asleep

you are not awake.

awakeWhen you are awake, you are not

asleep.

badWhen something is

bad, it is has unpleasant qualities. The opposite of bad

is good.

bigWhen someone or something is big, it

is above average size.

biggerThe boy in the

middle is bigger than the boy on

the left.

biggestThe boy on the right is

the biggest of the three.

blackBlack is the color of a very dark

night.

blueThe sky is blue during the day.

braveSomeone who is

brave has courage.

brittleSomething that is brittle will break or snap in two easily. Potato

chips are brittle.

brokenWhen

something is broken, it does not

work or has been

damaged.

brownBrown is the

color of wood.

cleanWhen something is clean, it is not dirty.

closedWhen something is

closed, it is not

colorfulSomething that is

colorful is brightly colored

or has many

courageA quality in

which a

open. The door is closed. colors.

person can face danger

or pain without showing excessive

fear.

darkWhen it is dark, there isn't much

light.

differentWhen things are different they are

not the same.

dirtyWhen something is dirty, it is not clean.

earlyWhen somethings happens early, it

occurs in the beginning part of

the day or it occurs before it was expected to

happen.

excellentWhen

something is excellent, it is

very, very good.

fastThis girl can

run very fast.

fatThe opposite of fat

is thin.

fieryFiery means very hot. Fiery embers

flew out of the campfire.

fullThis glass is full.

Empty is the opposite of full.

friendlyWhen people act nicely to each other,

they are being

friendly.

frightenedWhen we

are frightened,

goodWhen something is good, it is has nice

grayElephants are large,

gray mammals. Gray paint can be

greenGrass, broccoli, and many other plants are green.

happyPeople

usually smile

we are afraid.

qualities. The opposite of good is

bad.

made by mixing black and white

paint.

You can make green paint by

mixing blue and yellow paint.

when they're happy.

healthyWhen you

are healthy, you are not

sick.

hotFire is very hot.

largeWhen someone or something is large, it is above average

size.

lastThe last item or person is the one

at the end.

littleWhen

someone or something is

little, it is below

average in size.

littlerThe boy in

the middle is littler than the boy on the right.

littlestThe boy on the left is the littlest of the

three.

longWhen something is long, it is not short.

loudThe opposite of

loud is quiet.

madWhen you are mad at

someone, you are angry

with them.

manyThe are

many apples above.

multicoloredMulticolored means having many colors.

narrowWhen something is narrow, it doesn't take up a lot space from side to side.

newWhen something is new, it hasn't

been used before.

oldWhen

someone or something is

old, it has been around for a long, long time.

openSomething that is open is not shut. The door is

open.

orangeOrange is a color. You can mix red

and yellow paint to get orange.

pinkPink is the color

you get when you mix red and white

paint.

purpleThe color purple

is made by mixing red and blue

paint.

quietWhen it is

quiet there is no noise.

redRed is the

first color in the rainbow.

sadSometimes people cry when they're

sad.

scaredWhen you're scared,

you are afraid.

shortWhen someone or

something is short, it is below average height.

shorterThe boy in

the middle is shorter than the boy on the right.

shortestThe boy on

the left is the shortest of the three.

shutWhen something is shut, it is not open The door is shut.

sickWhen you are sick, you are not healthy.

slowWhen something is slow it does not

move quickly.

smallWhen

someone or something is small, it is

below average size.

smallerThe boy in

the middle is smaller than the boy on

smallestThe boy on the left

is the smallest of the three.

smartSomeone who is smart can think

well.

splendidWhen something is splendid, it is very, very good.

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straightSomething

straight is not curvy or bent.

the right.

tallWhen

someone or something is

tall, it is above

average height.

tallerThe boy in the

middle is taller than the boy on the left.

tallestThe boy on the right is the tallest of the

three.

tinyWhen someone or something is tiny, it is very small.

tinierThe boy in

the middle is tinier than the

boy on the right.

tiniestThe boy on

the left is the tiniest of the

three.

uglySomething that is ugly is not nice to

look at.

unhappySometimes people cry when they're

unhappy.

upside downWhen something is upside down,

its top is where its bottom used to be.

violetViolet is a

bluish purple color.

whiteSnow is white.

wideWhen something is wide, it takes up a lot space from side

to side.

wigglyWhen something or someone is wiggly, it twists and moves

all over.

yellowYellow is a color. The sun is yellow.

Lemons are yellow.

youngWhen

someone or something is young, it has

only been around for a short time. A

baby is young.