Adjectives Worksheets | Regular Adjectives Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve the "Circling Adjectives Worksheet (Part 2)" step by step.

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🔹 What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It tells us *what kind*, *how many*, or *which one*.

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🔹 Instructions Recap:

- Circle each adjective in the sentence.
- Draw a line under the noun it describes.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence one by one.

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✔ 1. That was a hilarious play.

- Adjective: *hilarious*
→ Describes play
- Answer:
Circle: hilarious
Underline: play

> That was a hilarious play.
> (Line under "play")

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✔ 2. My mentor was very encouraging.

- Adjective: *encouraging*
→ Describes mentor
- Note: *very* is an adverb modifying the adjective *encouraging*, so we don't circle it.

- Answer:
Circle: encouraging
Underline: mentor

> My mentor was very encouraging.
> (Line under "mentor")

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✔ 3. We read an odd story in class.

- Adjective: *odd*
→ Describes story

- Answer:
Circle: odd
Underline: story

> We read an odd story in class.
> (Line under "story")

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✔ 4. The goal posts look uneven.

- Adjective: *uneven*
→ Describes goal posts

- Answer:
Circle: uneven
Underline: goal posts

> The goal posts look uneven.
> (Line under "goal posts")

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✔ 5. The water tasted very salty.

- Adjective: *salty*
→ Describes water
- *very* is an adverb (modifies *salty*), not an adjective.

- Answer:
Circle: salty
Underline: water

> The water tasted very salty.
> (Line under "water")

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✔ 6. It was a breezy day.

- Adjective: *breezy*
→ Describes day

- Answer:
Circle: breezy
Underline: day

> It was a breezy day.
> (Line under "day")

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✔ 7. We experienced a terrible earthquake last month.

- Adjective: *terrible*
→ Describes earthquake

- Answer:
Circle: terrible
Underline: earthquake

> We experienced a terrible earthquake last month.
> (Line under "earthquake")

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✔ 8. We visited the ancient ruins.

- Adjective: *ancient*
→ Describes ruins

- Answer:
Circle: ancient
Underline: ruins

> We visited the ancient ruins.
> (Line under "ruins")

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✔ 9. I felt uptight before my big test.

- Adjective: *uptight*
→ Describes I (pronoun)
→ Also, *big* is an adjective describing test

- So two adjectives: uptight and big

- Answer:
Circle: uptight, big
Underline: I, test

> I felt uptight before my big test.
> (Line under "I" and "test")

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✔ 10. He was smiling all the way to the bank.

- Is there any adjective here?

- *smiling* = present participle used as a verb (part of the verb phrase “was smiling”) — not an adjective
- No other descriptive words for nouns

- No adjectives in this sentence.

- Answer:
Circle: none
(No underlines)

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✔ 11. I had a sore calf after basketball practice.

- Adjective: *sore*
→ Describes calf

- Answer:
Circle: sore
Underline: calf

> I had a sore calf after basketball practice.
> (Line under "calf")

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✔ 12. My eyes were very watery.

- Adjective: *watery*
→ Describes eyes
- *very* is an adverb

- Answer:
Circle: watery
Underline: eyes

> My eyes were very watery.
> (Line under "eyes")

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✔ 13. I ate a juicy red apple.

- Two adjectives: *juicy*, *red*
→ Both describe apple

- Answer:
Circle: juicy, red
Underline: apple

> I ate a juicy red apple.
> (Line under "apple")

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✔ 14. The cloudy day was a bit depressing.

- Adjective 1: *cloudy*
→ Describes day

- Adjective 2: *depressing*
→ Describes day (it’s a subject complement, but still describes the noun)

- *bit* = adverb (modifies *depressing*)

- Answer:
Circle: cloudy, depressing
Underline: day

> The cloudy day was a bit depressing.
> (Line under "day")

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📝 Final Answers Summary:

| Sentence | Adjectives to Circle | Noun(s) to Underline |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1 | hilarious | play |
| 2 | encouraging | mentor |
| 3 | odd | story |
| 4 | uneven | goal posts |
| 5 | salty | water |
| 6 | breezy | day |
| 7 | terrible | earthquake |
| 8 | ancient | ruins |
| 9 | uptight, big | I, test |
| 10 | none | none |
| 11 | sore | calf |
| 12 | watery | eyes |
| 13 | juicy, red | apple |
| 14 | cloudy, depressing | day |

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✔ Tip: Always ask:
- What is being described?
- Is the word telling us *what kind* of thing it is?

This helps identify adjectives!

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