Adjectives make your writing interesting. Look at the difference an adjective can make:
Here are some adjectives. Use some of them to make these sentences more interesting.
(or you can use some adjectives of your own).
hot silver red multicoloured smooth
bright shimmering shooting blue
The ________________ spaceship landed quietly.
The adjectives in these sentences are not very interesting. Can you think of a better word or words to use?
(The adjectives are underlined so you can recognise them easily).
The ride in the space ship was good.
The astronaut has a nice view from the spaceship window.
I saw a good science fiction film.
The astronaut wore a white suit.
Interesting Adjectives
Grammar Bug. 'An adjective is a word used to describe a noun. It came before or after the noun; e.g. the alien was blue / the blue alien.'Alex wore a jacket.
The adjectives give you a picture of Alex wearing a jacket. The picture changes as you add more adjectives. It becomes more interesting.
Alex wore a brown jacket.
Alex wore an old, brown jacket
Alex wore an old, brown, baggy jacket
He looked out of the window and saw a _________________ star.
Mars is a __________________ planet.
Saturn has _________________ rings.
What has the Postman brought?
