Std 6th: Adjective

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Topic: Adjective

1. Definition

An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or a pronoun. 

Examples:

  1. Riya is a beautiful girl.

  2. Rahul is a tall boy.

  3. I have a red bag.

  4. The mango is sweet.

  5. There are five birds on the tree.

In these sentences, the words beautiful, tall, red, sweet, and five are adjectives because they tell us more about nouns.

2. Explanation

An adjective helps us describe a person, animal, place, or thing.

Adjectives can tell us about:

What it describes

Example

Adjective

Colour

She has a blue pen.

Blue

Size

This is a big house.

Big

Shape

The table is round.

Round

Quality

Rohan is an honest boy.

Honest

Number

I have four pencils.

Four

Taste

The lemon is sour.

Sour

Age

This is an old building.

Old

3. Types of Adjectives

1. Adjective of Quality

It tells us what kind of person, animal, place, or thing it is.

Examples:

  • She is a clever girl.

  • This is a beautiful flower.

2. Adjective of Quantity

It tells us how much of something is present.

Examples:

  • There is some water in the bottle.

  • I have little money.

3. Adjective of Number

It tells us how many people or things there are, or their order.

Examples:

  • I have three books.

  • Rohan came first in the race.

4. Demonstrative Adjective

It points towards a particular person or thing.

Examples:

  • This book is mine.

  • Those students are playing.

5. Possessive Adjective

It shows ownership or belonging.

Examples:

  • My father is a doctor.

  • Their house is very big.

6. Interrogative Adjective

It is used with a noun to ask a question.

Examples:

  • Which book do you want?

  • Whose bag is this?

4. How to Identify an Adjective

To identify an adjective, follow these steps:

Step 1: Find the noun or pronoun in the sentence.

Step 2: Look for a word that gives more information about it.

Step 3: Ask questions such as:

  • What kind?

  • How many?

  • How much?

  • Which one?

  • Whose?

Example 1: The elephant is a huge animal.

  • Noun: Elephant, animal

  • Question: What kind of animal?

  • Answer: Huge

  • Adjective: Huge

Example 2: I have six chocolates.

  • Noun: Chocolates

  • Question: How many chocolates?

  • Answer: Six

  • Adjective: Six

Example 3: She has a green dress.

  • Noun: Dress

  • Question: What kind of dress?

  • Answer: Green

  • Adjective: Green

Remember: An adjective usually comes before a noun, but it can also come after a linking verb such as is, am, are, was, or were.

Example: The sky is blue.

5. Exercise Questions:

A. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. (1–5)

  1. Riya is a beautiful girl.

  2. The elephant is a huge animal.

  3. My mother bought a red dress.

  4. There are seven students in the classroom.

  5. The old man was very kind 

  6. A  little kitten crossed the road and sat down in front of Ranji.


B. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. (6–10)

  1. The ________ sun shines brightly.

  2. Rohan is an ________ boy.

  3. I have ________ pencils in my bag.

  4. The elephant is a ________ animal.

  5. The lemon tastes ________.

C. Choose the correct adjective from the brackets. (11–14)

  1. The giraffe has a ________ neck. (long / slowly)

  2. She wore a ________ dress. (beautiful / beautifully)

  3. There is ________ milk in the glass. (some / many)

  4. ________ bag is yours? (Which / Where)

D. Identify the type of adjective in each sentence. (15–17)

  1. I have five notebooks.

  2. This car is very expensive.

  3. Our school is very big.

E. Complete the following sentences using suitable adjectives. (18–19)

  1. The ________ dog is barking loudly.

  2. My father bought a ________ car.

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