Adjective for Colors and Shapes
Grade 1
Cheryl M. Hamilton
ADJECTIVES
• An adjective tells more about a person, place,
animal, or thing.
REMEMBER
• A person, place, animal, or thing is called a
noun.
ADJECTIVES
• Some adjectives name colors.
 yellow crayon
 blue marker
 brown dog
 gray cat
ADJECTIVES
• Some adjectives name shapes.
 square frame
 round pot
 oval diamond
Adjective in a Sentence
• Sam used red paper.
 Red is the adjective.
 It gives more information about the paper.
Adjective in a Sentence
Evie likes pink icing on her birthday cake.
Pink is the adjective.
It gives more information about the icing.
Adjective in a Sentence
• Jenny draws round designs with her new
marker.
 Round is the adjective.
 It gives more information about the circles.
Adjective in a Sentence
• We draw rectangle shapes for math class.
 Rectangle is the adjective in the sentence.
 It gives more information about the shapes.
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