ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Teaching Without Frills Parts of Speech for Kids: What is an Adjective?
When we talk or write, we use different kinds of words called parts of speech. There are eight main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
An adjective is a special word that tells us more about a noun. A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. Adjectives help us know more about nouns, like a friendly woman, a tall building, or a furry bear. Here, friendly, tall, and furry are adjectives.
Can you think of adjectives to describe cats? Take a moment to think. Adjectives can tell us how something looks, like orange or cute. They can also tell us how something feels, like soft. Adjectives can describe how something acts, like happy or nice. They can even tell us how many, like two.
Let’s find the adjectives in this sentence: “The little boy was sad because he lost his new bouncy basketball.” Can you spot them? There are four adjectives here.
The adjectives are little and sad, which describe the boy. New and bouncy describe the basketball.
How can you use adjectives to make sentences more fun? Look at this simple sentence: “The bees flew around the flowers.” How can we make it more interesting?
You can add adjectives like this: “The two bees flew around the colorful flowers,” or “The happy bees flew around the pretty flowers.”
Adjectives are words that help us describe nouns. They make our sentences more exciting and detailed. Keep exploring to learn more about different parts of speech!
Adjective Hunt: Go on an adjective hunt around your home or classroom! Look for objects and think of adjectives to describe them. For example, find a chair and describe it as “comfortable” or “wooden.” Write down at least five objects and their adjectives. Share your list with a friend and see if they can add more adjectives to your objects!
Adjective Art: Draw a picture of your favorite animal and use adjectives to describe it. For example, if you draw a cat, you might write “fluffy,” “playful,” or “striped” around your drawing. Display your artwork and adjectives on a wall or bulletin board for everyone to see!
Adjective Storytime: Create a short story using at least five adjectives. Start with a simple sentence, like “The dog ran.” Then, add adjectives to make it more exciting, such as “The fast dog ran through the green park.” Share your story with the class and see how many adjectives you can find in each other’s stories!
**Parts of Speech for Kids: What is an Adjective?**
Parts of speech are different types of words we use when we speak and write. There are eight main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
So what’s an adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun. A noun is a person, place, or thing. Adjectives provide details about nouns, like a friendly woman, a tall building, or a furry bear. Friendly, tall, and furry are all adjectives.
Can you use adjectives to describe these cats? Take a moment to think or keep watching. Adjectives can describe how something looks, so you might say orange or cute. They can also describe how something feels, so maybe you said soft. Additionally, adjectives can describe how something acts, like happy or nice. Adjectives can even indicate quantity, so “two” is also an adjective.
Now, can you find the adjectives in the following sentence? “The little boy was sad because he lost his new bouncy basketball.” Here’s a hint: there are four adjectives in this sentence. Take a moment to think or keep watching to hear the answer.
“Little” and “sad” are adjectives that describe the boy. “New” and “bouncy” are adjectives that describe the basketball.
So how can you use adjectives? Listen to this simple sentence: “The bees flew around the flowers.” How can you add some descriptive words to make it more detailed and interesting? Take a moment to think or keep watching.
There are many ways you could add adjectives to this sentence! You might say, “The two bees flew around the colorful flowers,” or maybe, “The happy bees flew around the pretty flowers.”
So remember, adjectives are words we use to describe nouns. You can use adjectives to make sentences more interesting. Check out the other videos in this series to learn more about different parts of speech. If you’re a teacher, you can find Teaching Without Frills on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and TPT for related resources. Thanks for watching!
