GRADE 5
Name:
An adjective is a word which describes a noun. It tells us what that noun is
like. E.g. a beautiful face; a rainy day; a blue ball
Underline the adjective in each phrase:
1. A cloudy night
4. An orange toy
2. Fifteen boys
5. A haunted house
3. A ferocious bear
6. The sparkling jewels
Write an adjective to go with these nouns:
1. A ___________________________ table
2. The _________________________ book
3. The _________________________ river
4. A ___________________________ dragon
5. A ___________________________night
6. A ___________________________dream
Write a noun to go with each adjective below:
1. That enormous ________________________
2. The terrifying _________________________
3. This delicious _________________________
4. Those scared __________________________
5. A foolish _____________________________
6. An excellent __________________________
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Grade 5 Term 4: English Language; Language Structure and Conventions; Adjectives
Find the adjectives
GRADE 5
Select the best adjective from those inside the brackets:
1. The water in the river is [tall; short; deep; steep]
_____________________________.
2. We can see the bottom because the water is [brown; clear; muddy; thick]
_____________________________.
3. You can wade across where it is [deep; steep; dark; shallow]
_____________________________.
4. The river is [wide; brown; narrow; blue] _______________________
where the banks are close together.
Write sentences of your own using the following adjectives:
skilful slippery crumbling three purple greedy lucky cruel
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Grade 5 Term 4: English Language; Language Structure and Conventions; Adjectives
Find the adjectives
GRADE 5
Grade 5 Term 4: English Language; Language Structure and Conventions; Adjectives
Answer sheet
Underline the adjective in each phrase:
1. A cloudy night
4. An orange toy
2. Fifteen boys
5. A haunted house
3. A ferocious bear
6. The sparkling jewels
Write an adjective to go with these nouns:
Learner’s own answers. Check for accuracy.
Write a noun to go with each adjective below:
Learner’s own answers. Check for accuracy.
Select the best adjective from those inside the brackets:
1. The water in the river is deep.
2. We can see the bottom because the water is clear.
3. You can wade across where it is shallow.
4. The river is narrow where the banks are close together.
Write sentences of your own using the following adjectives:
Learner’s own answers. Check for accuracy.
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