Adjectives
A selection of adjectives to be
used with In a Mind’s Eye
language exercises.
David Newman Speech-Language Pathologist
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Adjectives - Description
T
he compiled series of adjectives on this program have
been designed to work alongside the In a Mind’s Eye
worksheets. The word lists are a useful introduction to
the power of adjectives to add spice and dash to stories. Basic
path. It was a hot and dusty day. The boy felt hot and a
little tired. He decided to rest under the shade of a
beautiful, leafy old tree with crooked branches.’
knowledge and competent use of adjectives will enable your
students to transform their unadorned stories into exciting and
As we can see, the addition of a few, well-placed adjectives can
descriptive narratives.
transform a simple piece of writing into something far more
interesting and attractive to read.
If we take a look at the following example of a passage, which is
written with basic nuts and bolts language, we get this: ‘The boy
The compiled adjective lists are meant to be an introduction to
walked down the path. It was a nice day. The boy felt hot.
adjectives only. Perhaps the best method of selecting and using
adjectives is to teach your students how to use a thesaurus.
thesaurus A
The boy sat under a tree to rest.’
thesaurus is an excellent tool to further increase your students’
exposure to the virtually limitless use of adjectives. I always have
Ok, the story communicates the basic information well enough,
one close at hand when working with students.
but like an empty cupboard, it’s a little bit bare. Let’s see if we
can jazz it up a bit. This time we’ll add some more adjectives.
‘The short, skinny boy walked down the bumpy
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Adjectives - Appearance
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beautiful
fancy
filthy
cute
handsome
ugly
crowded
strange
bright
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Adjectives - Emotion (Downbeat)
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angry
bad
bored
confused
cruel
evil
selfish
tired
worried
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Adjectives - Condition
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bad
busy
clever
expensive
horrible
shy
tough
wild
powerful
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Adjectives – Emotions (Upbeat)
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calm
brave
charming
excited
friendly
funny
gentle
happy
lucky
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Adjectives – Shapes
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crooked
deep
high
hollow
skinny
flat
steep
wide
low
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Adjectives - Size
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big
huge
large
little
puny
scrawny
short
tall
tiny
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Adjectives - Sounds
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harsh
faint
loud
noisy
quiet
silent
deafening
whisper
hissing
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Adjectives - Taste
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delicious
salty
sweet
thirsty
hot
juicy
fresh
sour
stale
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Adjectives - Time
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ancient
brief
fast
late
long
modern
old
young
early
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Adjectives - Touch
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cold
bumpy
boiling
damp
fluffy
freezing
wet
hot
dusty
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