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Grade 8 Trimester 2Title Of Resource List of adjectives

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This resource could be used as a classroom display to support students writing

LOs to be addressed

Possible LOs to address through this activity

8L1.48L2.4

A - Adjectivesable adventuro

us angelic

acceptable affectionate anxious

abundant agile approachable

accurate alert assertiveactive aloof argumentati

veadaptable amazing appreciati

ve

adorable amusing appealing

B - Adjectivesbrilliant beamingbeautiful bejeweled

bold believablebouncy boisterousbubbly brainy

blushing bravebright budding

C - Adjectivescalculating cautious comfortabl

ecalm charming confident

candid cheerful creativecapable childlike curiouscareful clever courageou

scaring colorful cutecasual comical credible

D - Adjectivesdainty determineddaring dramatic

dashing dynamicdazzling dreamy

delicate distinguisheddelightful discreet

dependable diligent

E - Adjectiveseager energetic exquisite

easy-going engaging extraordinary

elegant entertaining

extravagant

emotional excellent extremeenchantin

gexceptiona

lenthusiasti

cencouragi

ng excitable ebony

endearing exotic earsplitting

F - Adjectivesfabulous fashionabl

e flexible

factual fast fragilefair fearless fresh

faithful festive friendly

fancy flamboyant fun

fantastic fiery frugalfascinating flammable forceful

G - Adjectives

glad generousglittery gentleglossy gifted

glowing gracefulgood grateful

goodhearted grippinggorgeous good-humored

H - Adjectiveshandy humblehappy humorous

harmonious hyperactiveheadstrong hypnotic

healthy hesitanthelpful hairy

hospitable humid

I - Adjectivesimaginative inspirationalimmaculate instinctiveimpatient intelligentimpulsive intense

independent interestinginfluential introspectiveinquisitive ingenious

J - Adjectivesjolly jeweledjovial jinglingjoyful jubilantjumpy jitteryjuicy jumbo

jealous jumbledjellylike juiceless

K - Adjectiveskeen kaleidoscopic

kindhearted kindlyknowledgeable knitted

kinglike knackeredknobby khakiknotted king-sizekittenish knightly

L - Adjectivesladylike loveable

laid-back lovelylavish loving

lighthearted lukewarmlikeable luxurious

lionhearted lifelikelively lopsided

M - Adjectivesmagnificen

t merciful mindful

majestic merry musical

marvelous mesmerizing

mischievous

maternal methodical modestmature meticulous musical

mellow mild-mannered

mysterious

memorable

multi-talented moonlight

N - Adjectivesnappy nippyneat nutty

neighborly nourishingnifty notorious

nimble nervous

noble noisynonchalant nearby

O - Adjectivesobservant outspoken

offbeat outstandingold-fashioned overjoyedopen-minded oily

original old

outgoing ornateoutlandish ordinary

P- Adjectivespassionat

e persuasive precise

patient petite proud

patriotic phenomenal plushy

peaceful photogenic prosperous

perceptive playful pristine

perfect pleasant plumppersistent plucky pale

Q- Adjectivesquiet quarrelsomequirky quizzicalquick

questioningquaint

queen likequickset

R - Adjectivesradiant resilient roundish

rare respectable rough

rascally resourceful rumbling

razor-sharp

responsible radiant

realistic responsive remarkable

regal rugged reddishrelaxed rippling remote

S - Adjectivessavvy small steadfast

secretive smart strongsensitive soft stylish

serious sophisticated sweet

shiny sparkling sumptuous

silent splendid sweeping

slender statuesque smoldering

T - Adjectives

talented terrific thrilling

talkative tremendous textured

tactful tough tangerinetantalizing tranquil thudding

teeny trendy tousledtenacious tall turbulent

tender tangled twisting

U - Adjectivesunbeatable unwrappedunassuming unwrinkledundaunted ultraviolet

understanding uncoveredunique uncoiledunusual uncovered

understanding undecorated

V - Adjectivesvaliant violet

versatile verticalvibrant vermillion

varnished voicedvigorous vertical

vivid veinedvelvety vanilla

W - Adjectiveswarmhearted willowy

watchful wavelikewelcoming whisperingwhimsical widespread

wiggly windsweptwise wrinkled

wonderful wobbling

Z - Adjectiveszippyzanyzestyzigzagzillionzero