Adjectives — Zippy's Word Magic!

Learn how to describe the world around you!

Meet Zippy! He loves describing things with magic words called adjectives!

What Is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes or tells us more about a noun (person, place, animal, or thing).

For example, 'fluffy bunny' — 'fluffy' is the adjective!

Adjectives are describing words! Like 'fluffy' in 'fluffy bunny'.

Zippy is small and fast! Which word describes him?

1 What kind? red apple, happy dog

2 How many? three cats, many stars

3 Which one? that book, my toy

Adjectives tell us what kind, how many, or which one!

Tap to find adjectives hiding in the park!

happy baby

green grass

The baby is happy

The grass is green

Adjectives can sit before a noun or after a verb!

Some adjectives tell us about colors or sizes, and some tell us about numbers!

Which word is NOT an adjective?

✓ Describe: Adjectives make words colorful!

✓ Answer: They tell us what kind, how many, or which one!

✓ Place: They can go before a noun or after a verb!

You now know how to use adjectives to describe the world!

Look around and use adjectives to describe what you see!

Now go describe your world with adjectives!