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Adjectives Worksheets Generator

Make adjective practice sheets – comparatives, superlatives, adjective vs adverb – and print them with answers.

This adjectives worksheet generator creates printable adjective practice sheets in your web browser. It is free, needs no sign-up, and nothing you make is uploaded or sent to a server. You choose a level, the exercise types, and the number of questions, and the preview on the right shows the paper sheet as you change settings. Exercises cover finding adjectives, writing comparative and superlative forms, choosing between adjectives and adverbs, and ordering adjectives before a noun. The levels suit grades 3 to 8 and ESL learners from beginner to upper-intermediate. Each worksheet can include an answer key and can be printed on US Letter or A4 paper.

How to make an adjectives worksheet

  1. Choose a level: Easy (grades 3–4 or ESL beginner), Medium (grades 5–6 or ESL intermediate), or Hard (grades 7–8 or ESL upper-intermediate). The level changes which sentences and words are used.
  2. Pick an exercise type from the first exercise menu, such as Find the adjectives, Comparative adjectives, Superlative adjectives, Comparative or superlative, Adjective or adverb, or Order of adjectives. Order of adjectives always uses Hard-level items.
  3. Set the number of questions for that exercise, from 3 to 30. Some exercises show fewer items when the level has fewer available.
  4. Select ‘Add another exercise’ to add more exercise types. A worksheet can have 1 to 6 exercises.
  5. Enter a worksheet title and choose US Letter or A4 paper.
  6. Turn on the Name and date line and Number the questions if you want them. Turn on the Word bank for exercises that have one.
  7. Set Different versions from 1 to 10 if students sit side by side. Each version has its own questions and its own answer key.
  8. Check the preview on the right. Select ‘New worksheet’ to generate new questions with the same settings.
  9. Turn on Add the answer key when printing, then select Print worksheet. Select Print answer key to print only the key.

To run the sheet on screen, select Practice online. Students tap a choice, type an answer, or tap a word, then select ‘Check answers’ to see each item marked right or wrong, the correct answers, and a score. Select ‘Try again’ to reset it.

How do you form comparative and superlative adjectives?

Comparative adjectives compare two things, and superlative adjectives compare three or more. A short adjective of one syllable usually adds -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative, as in tall, taller, tallest. If the word ends in one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is doubled first: big, bigger, biggest, and hot, hotter, hottest. Two-syllable adjectives that end in -y change the y to i: happy, happier, happiest.

Longer adjectives use more and most instead of endings. Careful becomes more careful and most careful. Some common adjectives are irregular and must be memorized: good, better, best, and bad, worse, worst. The worksheet leaves out adjectives that accept both forms, such as quiet, clever, and simple, so every answer has one clear correct form.

Use the comparative in a sentence like “This coin is shinier than that coin.” Use the superlative in a sentence like “Of all the rooms, this one is the largest.” The Comparative or superlative exercise mixes both kinds of sentence, so students have to notice whether two things or a whole group are being compared before they choose a form.

Adjective or adverb: how do you choose?

Ask what the word describes. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun, so in “The brave firefighter” the word brave tells you about the firefighter. An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, and it often tells how something is done. In “The boy spoke politely to the teacher,” politely describes how he spoke.

Linking verbs such as smell, look, seem, feel, and taste are an exception. After these verbs you use an adjective to describe the subject, not an adverb. “The cookies smell sweet” is correct, because sweet describes the cookies, not the way they do something. Compare that with “She sings beautifully,” where beautifully describes how she sings.

Frequently asked questions

Do the worksheets come with answers?

Yes. Turn on Add the answer key when printing to get the key on its own page after the sheet. Select Print answer key if you want only the key. Each version of a worksheet has its own answer key.

Can I get the adjectives worksheet as a PDF?

Yes. Select Print worksheet, then choose ‘Save as PDF’ in the print window. Set the scale to 100% and turn off headers and footers so the page prints cleanly.

Is there an identifying adjectives worksheet with answers?

Yes. Choose the Find the adjectives exercise type and turn on Add the answer key when printing. The adjectives are circled in the key, and a, an, and the are not circled.

What is the order of adjectives?

When several adjectives come before a noun, the usual order is opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. For example, you say “a lovely little old house,” not “an old little lovely house.” The Order of adjectives exercise always uses Hard-level items, even when the sheet is set to Easy or Medium.

Can students check their own answers?

Yes. Select Practice online and students can answer on screen. ‘Check answers’ marks each item right or wrong, shows the correct answer, and gives a score.

Is the worksheet free to use?

Yes. The generator is free and needs no sign-up.