Adjectives Flashcards – 80+ Free Printables
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Download 80+ FREE printable adjectives flashcards in pdf format here, with words organized by phonics skill and feature for true SOR-aligned practice.
Teaching Adjectives
What is an adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Adjectives tell us more about a person, place, or thing by giving us details like size, color, shape, or how something feels.
I tell students to think of adjectives as describing words, because they give us important details to help us understand the noun.
To help students understand what adjectives are and how they help us, I ask them to imagine the word “car” in their minds, then draw it on a piece of paper.
Everyone in the class then holds up their drawing to show the others, and there can be everything from a red convertible to a black mini-van. Every drawing is different.
Next, we repeat the activity but with a few adjectives added. I tell them to imagine a “shiny, fast, yellow car” and draw then it. When we hold up our drawings, all of the cars are much more similar!
That’s because of the adjectives! These words describe a noun (in this case, a car) and they help us understand the details and see the picture more clearly.
Examples of adjectives in context:
- The black cat → “Black” describes the color of the cat.
- A tall man → “Tall” describes the size/height of the man.
- His friendly dog → “Friendly” describes the dog’s personality.
- The older person → “Older” describes which person we mean when comparing with others.
- The biggest house → “Biggest” is a superlative adjective, which shows which building is the largest all.
The FREE Adjective Flashcards
These flashcards are a great, FREE, multi-use resource for students from Kindergarten and up, featuring high frequency and decodable words.
You can scaffold or differentiate easily, because the cards are organized by phonics skill and feature! This resource aligns with two essential components of Structured Literacy – both phonics AND syntax.
What You Get:
- 84 Adjective Word Flashcards
- Adjective Info Cover Card
- A kid-friendly definition of verbs for easy referencing.
- 3 contextual examples of verbs in sentences
- Colorful, recognizable pictures
To use, print the verbs with taught phonics skills so kids are able to accurately decode the words. Simply cut the cards out and you’re ready!
Tip: We highly recommend that you laminate the cards using dry-erase laminating paper so students can easily mark syllables, write sentences, and more!
Extension Activities
⭐️ Play Match the Adjective: The teacher says a noun and asks students to find adjective flashcards that could describe that noun. So if I say, “apple,” students would find the “red” or “fresh” adjective cards. This can be done in groups or individually.
⭐️ Sentence Building: Choose an adjective and ask students to compose a sentence orally or in writing.
⭐️ Adjective of the Day: Spotlight one verb and brainstorm synonyms, antonyms, and sentences.
⭐️ Story Starters: Put up 3–4 adjectives, and students must create a mini-story using them.
⭐️ Play “Which One, What Kind?” To find the adjective in a sentence, I teach my students to ask, “Which one, what kind?”
To play, the teacher says a phrase or sentence that contains an adjective, and the students ask, “Which one, what kind?” to find the adjective.
- So the teacher says, “A blue rug,” and the students say, “Which rug? What kind? A blue one!” If the teacher says, “An old book,” the students say, “Which book? What kind? The old one!” If the teacher says, “My favorite shirt,” the students say, “Which shirt? What kind? Your favorite one!”
⭐️ Move from Comprehension to Production: Choose a noun and ask students to come up with as many adjectives as they can that describe it. So if I say, “apple,” students may raise their hands and answer with “crunchy,” “green,” “tasty,” or even “rotten.”
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