Identifying Adjectives Worksheets
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It answers what kind (a red kite), how many (three birds), or which one (that chair). Second graders find the describing word and then name the noun it describes, which is the step that makes the idea stick.
By grade
What students need to know
An adjective describes a noun. It tells what kind, how many, or which one.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Identifying Adjectives across the grades
1st Grade
An adjective describes a noun: the red hat, a big dog, three eggs. First graders find the describing word sitting next to the naming word, usually answering what kind or how many.
2nd Grade
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It answers what kind (a red kite), how many (three birds), or which one (that chair). Second graders find the describing word and then name the noun it describes, which is the step that makes the idea stick.
3rd Grade
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun: what kind, how many, or which one. By 3rd grade, students find adjectives anywhere in the sentence, including after verbs like is and seems ("The soup is hot"), and they start telling adjectives apart from adverbs, which describe actions instead.