ESL Grammar: ADJECTIVES (1) – Introduction

This ESL grammar lesson introduces students to adjectives, which modify nouns. Students then have a chance to practice identifying adjectives in various sentences.

Adjectives are essential in English as they help describe and modify nouns, giving more information about the people, places, things, or ideas in a sentence. This beginner-level lesson will introduce you to adjectives and show you how to use them effectively.

ESL Grammar: What is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. Adjectives can tell us more about the size, shape, color, quantity, and other qualities of a noun.

Examples:

• Big house (size)
• Round ball (shape)
• Red apple (color)
• Three books (quantity)

ESL Grammar: How to Use Adjectives

Adjectives usually come before the nouns they describe.

Examples:

• She has a beautiful dress. (beautiful describes the dress)
• They live in a small town. (small describes the town)

Adjectives can also follow a linking verb, providing more information about the subject.

Examples:

• The sky is blue. (blue describes the sky)
• The soup tastes delicious. (delicious describes the soup)

The beginner-level grammar lesson below introduces the concept of adjectives in a clear and simple manner to help young ESL learners to understand this concept. Our series of ESL grammar lessons on subjects and verbs introduce these concepts and reinforce them through helpful and instructive exercises.

This lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more English grammar lessons focusing on all different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and lots more!) in our comprehensive, beginner-level ESL grammar textbook Great, Great Grammar! (Book 1: Parts of Speech).