Learn simple words that describe people, places, and things. Practice how to use them before a noun and after verbs like is.
Adjectives are describing words. Learn words like big, small, happy, sad.
Adjectives come BEFORE the noun they describe.
Pattern
article + adjective + noun → a tall man, the old house, an interesting book
Adjectives are describing words. They tell us about people, places, and things.
a big house
a red car
a happy boy
The house is big
The car is red
The boy is happy
I see a small, sad dog in the park.
He has brown fur and big ears.
I give him some fresh water and good food.
Now he is a happy dog!
Adjectives in English are easy. They never change.
✓ one big house → two big houses
✓ a happy child → happy children
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Adjectives can go in two places in a sentence.
a new phone
a friendly dog
a beautiful beach
The coffee is hot
I am tired
They are happy
Complete these sentences:
1. "I have a/an __________ phone." (new, old)
2. "My friend is __________." (happy, kind)
3. "The car is __________." (red, big)
1. "I have a new phone." or "I have an old phone."
2. "My friend is happy." or "My friend is kind."
3. "The car is red." or "The car is big."
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Learn these useful adjectives.
happy
good
excited
sad
tired
bad
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Practice with multiple choice questions
You can use two adjectives together.
Native speakers follow this natural order without thinking about it:
a big old green house
a small new black phone
Notice how this sounds natural compared to "a green big old house"
❌ a black small cat
❌ a red big car
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Ready to test your Basic Adjectives knowledge?
Challenge yourself with fill-in-the-blank exercises
❌ I have a car red.
✓ I have a red car.
❌ I have two bigs dogs.
✓ I have two big dogs.
❌ I am very much happy.
✓ I am very happy.
❌ She has black long hair.
✓ She has long black hair.
Master Basic Adjectives sentence building!
Drag and drop words to form correct sentences
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I have a small, white cat.
My teacher is very kind and patient.
This is a beautiful, old city.
The food is tasty and cheap.
She has long, black hair.
His red car is very fast.
My new shoes are big and comfortable.
The room is clean and quiet.
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