English Grammar Adjective for Class 2

Communication is a key to success. In order to communicate and express what we feel we need to learn parts of speech.

There are 8 parts of speech. They are - noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. 

Today we will learn about Adjectives.

What is an Adjective?

Adjectives are the describing words which tells us more about nouns (people, places, things, or animals).

For example

a red dress

a beautiful girl

a huge building

the five men 

Five types of adjectives

In the English language there are more than 10 types of adjectives but for class 2 grammar, there are 5 types of adjectives that we will be discussing below

1. Adjectives of Quality - These are the adjectives which describe the characteristics of something like size, shape, colour etc.

For example

The water is cold

The cake tastes sweet

Ria is wearing a beautiful dress.

The castle is huge.

2. Adjectives of Quantity - These are the adjectives which tells us how much or how many, the quantity or the number of nouns basically.

For example

There are many pencils in the box.

Can you please give me a few toffees?

Sapna ate 4 cookies.

You are the second person to arrive at the party.

3. Demonstrative Adjectives - These are the adjectives which point out specific nouns of a particular person or a thing, their positions or time. The most common adjectives that are used are this, that, these or those.

For example

These fruits are fresh.

That car is red in colour.

I remember that day was Saturday.

Those boys won the cricket match yesterday.

4. Interrogative Adjectives - These are the adjectives which are used to ask questions like whose, what, why and which.

For example

What is your favourite fruit?

Whose bag is this?

Why were you absent yesterday?

Which dress do you like the most?

5. Possessive Adjective - These are the adjectives which show the ownership of a thing. The possessive adjectives show that you are the owner of the party and the party is in your possession.

For example

This is my pencil box.

Her exam results are out.

She likes her cat very much.

Rahul likes your house very much.

Practice exercise for kids

Identify the adjectives and underline them

1. Ann is a very shy girl.

2. The red apples are delicious.

3. I have five chocolates.

4. We should keep our room clean.

5. The pizza is hot.

6. Those kids are playing in the rain.

7. What is the colour of a balloon?

8. Sarah is intelligent and smart.

9. The green leaves are on the tree.

10. Whose dog is barking outside?

Choose correct adjectives given in the brackets.

1. We wear ___ clothes in winter. (warm / cold)

2. He is a _____ man. (poor / sharp)

3. A giraffe is a ___ animal. (wild / domestic)

4. This is an ___ story. (interesting / ugly)

5. The dinosaur was a ___ animal. (huge / small)

6. I like to see _____ movies. (comedy / big)

Conclusion

Adjectives are the describing words which tells us more about nouns (people, places, things, or animals).

By practicing regularly kids can easily build strong sentences in the correct form.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Q1 What are the different types of adjectives?

Ans: There are five types of adjectives

Adjectives of quality

Adjectives of quantity

Adjectives of number

Adjectives of possession

Adjectives of Interrogation

Adjectives of demonstration

Q2 What are the four interrogative adjectives?

Ans: whose, what, why and which 

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