Question

adjectives & nouns
grade 2 adjectives worksheet
circle the adjectives and underline
the nouns they describe:
adjectives are words
that describe nouns.

1. she is wearing a red skirt.
2. john pulled on the long rope.
3. the drink was fizzy.
4. the sky was blue.
5. ava saw a small, yellow bird.
6. the bus is yellow.
7. the horse was big, brown and beautiful.
8. the fast car sped down the road.
9. he broke his only sharp pencil.
10. the snow was cold and wet.

write a sentence, circle the adjectives and underline the nouns:

Explanation:

Adjectives describe nouns. For each sentence, identify words that describe (adjectives) and the nouns they modify.

1. In "She is wearing a red skirt", "red" describes "skirt".
2. In "John pulled on the long rope", "long" describes "rope".
3. In "The drink was fizzy", "fizzy" describes "drink".
4. In "The sky was blue", "blue" describes "sky".
5. In "Ava saw a small, yellow bird", "small" and "yellow" describe "bird".
6. In "The bus is yellow", "yellow" describes "bus".
7. In "The horse was big, brown and beautiful", "big", "brown", and "beautiful" describe "horse".
8. In "The fast car sped down the road", "fast" describes "car".
9. In "He broke his only sharp pencil", "only" and "sharp" describe "pencil".
10. In "The snow was cold and wet", "cold" and "wet" describe "snow".

For the custom sentence (example): "The tall, green tree swayed in the wind". Circle "tall" and "green" (adjectives), underline "tree" (noun).

Answer:

1. Circle "red", underline "skirt".
2. Circle "long", underline "rope".
3. Circle "fizzy", underline "drink".
4. Circle "blue", underline "sky".
5. Circle "small", "yellow", underline "bird".
6. Circle "yellow", underline "bus".
7. Circle "big", "brown", "beautiful", underline "horse".
8. Circle "fast", underline "car".
9. Circle "only", "sharp", underline "pencil".
10. Circle "cold", "wet", underline "snow".

Custom sentence example: "The tall, green tree swayed in the wind" - Circle "tall", "green"; underline "tree".