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Grade 8 Trimester 2Title Of Resource List of adjectives
Suggestions for Use:
This resource could be used as a classroom display to support students writing
LOs to be addressed
Possible LOs to address through this activity
8L1.48L2.4
A - Adjectivesable adventuro
us angelic
acceptable affectionate anxious
abundant agile approachable
accurate alert assertiveactive aloof argumentati
veadaptable amazing appreciati
ve
adorable amusing appealing
B - Adjectivesbrilliant beamingbeautiful bejeweled
bold believablebouncy boisterousbubbly brainy
blushing bravebright budding
C - Adjectivescalculating cautious comfortabl
ecalm charming confident
candid cheerful creativecapable childlike curiouscareful clever courageou
scaring colorful cutecasual comical credible
D - Adjectivesdainty determineddaring dramatic
dashing dynamicdazzling dreamy
delicate distinguisheddelightful discreet
dependable diligent
E - Adjectiveseager energetic exquisite
easy-going engaging extraordinary
elegant entertaining
extravagant
emotional excellent extremeenchantin
gexceptiona
lenthusiasti
cencouragi
ng excitable ebony
endearing exotic earsplitting
F - Adjectivesfabulous fashionabl
e flexible
factual fast fragilefair fearless fresh
faithful festive friendly
fancy flamboyant fun
fantastic fiery frugalfascinating flammable forceful
G - Adjectives
glad generousglittery gentleglossy gifted
glowing gracefulgood grateful
goodhearted grippinggorgeous good-humored
H - Adjectiveshandy humblehappy humorous
harmonious hyperactiveheadstrong hypnotic
healthy hesitanthelpful hairy
hospitable humid
I - Adjectivesimaginative inspirationalimmaculate instinctiveimpatient intelligentimpulsive intense
independent interestinginfluential introspectiveinquisitive ingenious
J - Adjectivesjolly jeweledjovial jinglingjoyful jubilantjumpy jitteryjuicy jumbo
jealous jumbledjellylike juiceless
K - Adjectiveskeen kaleidoscopic
kindhearted kindlyknowledgeable knitted
kinglike knackeredknobby khakiknotted king-sizekittenish knightly
L - Adjectivesladylike loveable
laid-back lovelylavish loving
lighthearted lukewarmlikeable luxurious
lionhearted lifelikelively lopsided
M - Adjectivesmagnificen
t merciful mindful
majestic merry musical
marvelous mesmerizing
mischievous
maternal methodical modestmature meticulous musical
mellow mild-mannered
mysterious
memorable
multi-talented moonlight
N - Adjectivesnappy nippyneat nutty
neighborly nourishingnifty notorious
nimble nervous
noble noisynonchalant nearby
O - Adjectivesobservant outspoken
offbeat outstandingold-fashioned overjoyedopen-minded oily
original old
outgoing ornateoutlandish ordinary
P- Adjectivespassionat
e persuasive precise
patient petite proud
patriotic phenomenal plushy
peaceful photogenic prosperous
perceptive playful pristine
perfect pleasant plumppersistent plucky pale
Q- Adjectivesquiet quarrelsomequirky quizzicalquick
questioningquaint
queen likequickset
R - Adjectivesradiant resilient roundish
rare respectable rough
rascally resourceful rumbling
razor-sharp
responsible radiant
realistic responsive remarkable
regal rugged reddishrelaxed rippling remote
S - Adjectivessavvy small steadfast
secretive smart strongsensitive soft stylish
serious sophisticated sweet
shiny sparkling sumptuous
silent splendid sweeping
slender statuesque smoldering
T - Adjectives
talented terrific thrilling
talkative tremendous textured
tactful tough tangerinetantalizing tranquil thudding
teeny trendy tousledtenacious tall turbulent
tender tangled twisting
U - Adjectivesunbeatable unwrappedunassuming unwrinkledundaunted ultraviolet
understanding uncoveredunique uncoiledunusual uncovered
understanding undecorated
V - Adjectivesvaliant violet
versatile verticalvibrant vermillion
varnished voicedvigorous vertical
vivid veinedvelvety vanilla
W - Adjectiveswarmhearted willowy
watchful wavelikewelcoming whisperingwhimsical widespread
wiggly windsweptwise wrinkled
wonderful wobbling