Adjectives for Kids: Definition, Types, and Examples (CBSE Class 2)

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In this article, you’ll find simple definitions, examples, and fun exercises on adjectives for kids based on the CBSE Class 2 syllabus.
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In this article, we’ll explain adjectives for kids with simple definitions, examples, and easy exercises based on the CBSE Class 2 English Grammar syllabus.

What is an Adjective? (Definition for Kids)

Adjectives are the words that tell us more about a noun. These words either describe or modify a noun or pronoun in order to give a fair idea about their characteristics.

Adjectives can be used BEFORE a noun, like:

• A pink umbrella
• The naughty cats
• The dancing clouds
• The young men

Adjectives can also be used AFTER a noun, like:

• My umbrella is green.
• Your cats are naughty.
• The clouds are dancing.
• The men are young.

How Adjectives Modify Pronouns

Adjectives can also modify pronouns to describe qualities:

• These are delicious.

• It looks amazing.

• They are hardworking.

Modifying adjectives - These, It, They.

 

6 Main Types of Adjectives for Kids (CBSE Class 2)

In the English language, there are 10+ types of Adjectives. However, as per the topic, Adjective English Grammar for Class 2, there are just six important adjectives types.

Let’s get started with understanding each of them in detail.

1. Adjective of Quality

Descriptive adjectives (also called adjectives of quality) are defined as those words that are used to express the size, shape, colour, or any other feature of a person, thing, animal, or place.

As part of understanding Adjectives for kids, adjectives of quality allow us to add a particular attribute or trait to the nouns in our sentences in order to describe everything better. 

Some of the common examples of adjectives of quality are:

• Look at that bright flower.
• He is a hardworking student.
• This scenery looks very attractive.
• The cute puppy is coming toward us.
• This story is so fascinating.

2. Adjective of Quantity

Adjective of quantity best answers the question - how much? Rather than giving an exact number, the adjective of quantity tells us only about the number of nouns in relative or whole terms.

Some of the common examples of adjectives of quantity are:

• They are very humble.
• A few students are present.
• I had enough rice during lunch.
• There are so many solutions to this maths problem.
• Only a few people attended the concert.

 

3. Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives are those adjectives that are used to specifically describe the position of someone or something in space or time.

Simply put, demonstrative adjectives point to a particular person or thing.

Usually, the most commonly used demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those.

Some of the most common examples of demonstrative adjectives are:

• Those years were fun.
• This car is really fast.
• I own all these houses.
• I remember that day was a Sunday.

4. Adjective of Number

An adjective of number is a kind of adjective that tells us the exact amount of something in a sentence.

An adjective of number is different from an adjective of quantity as the adjective of number gives us the exact number of something in a sentence. On the other hand, an adjective of quantity just tells us about the quantity in a relative or whole term. They are used for countable and uncountable nouns alike.

Adjectives of numbers refer to things in a sentence that can be counted.

Some of the common examples of the adjectives of numbers are:

• There is one slice of pizza in the box.
• Can you make ten copies of this?
• This house has four gates.
• You are the first person to arrive.

5. Interrogative Adjective

An interrogative adjective is one that we use to ask questions. They point the question towards the noun so that the answer describes the noun.

The only interrogative adjectives for kids are whose, what, why and which. The other wh interrogative words do not come under interrogative adjectives.

Some of the most common examples of interrogative adjectives are:

• What is your favorite colour?
• Why isn’t the bus coming?
• Did you find whose wallet it was?
• Whose home is the nearest?
• Which way do you think home is?

6. Possessive Adjective

Possessive adjectives for kids show two nouns, one of which is the owner of the other.

If we look at the first example given below, the word ‘your’ shows that you are the owner of the party and the party is in your possession.

These are mostly used at the start of the questions and provide answers about the noun in the question.

Some of the most common examples of possessive adjectives are:

• This is your party.
• His test results came in.
• The pigeon is feeding her babies.

Adjective Exercises for Class 2 Students (CBSE)

 

1. Look at that _____ (tall/short) kid.

Ans: both are right

2. A _____ (big/small) bird is flying in the sky.

Ans: Both are right

3. There are ____ (many/few) balls in the basket.

Ans: Both are right

4. This is too _____(much/many) sugar.

Ans: much

5. I had ____ (one/two) stick of cheese.

Ans: one

6. ____(These/Those) are my cars.

Ans: Both are right

7. This is _____ (my/your) bag.

Ans: Both are right

8. I rainbow is ______(beautiful/colorful).

Ans: Both are right

9. ____ (Why/How) are you late?

Ans: Why

10. ______(Whose/Which) bag is this.

Ans: Whose

11. ____(This/That) is ____(my/your) dog.

Ans: Both are right

12. My pet dog is _____(cute/nice).

Ans: both are right

13. I liked to go out in _____(these/those) days.

Ans: those

14. I am a very _____(good/bad) student.

Ans: good

15. I like being _____(nice/honest)

Ans: Both are right.

Conclusion

Adjectives are words that describe, modify, or qualify nouns and pronouns.
They tell us more about the characteristics, quantity, ownership, or position of nouns in a sentence.

By understanding the six types of adjectives — quality, quantity, number, demonstrative, interrogative, and possessive — kids can build strong sentences easily and correctly.

 Practice with exercises regularly to master adjectives!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What are the different types of adjectives for kids?

Ans: There are six types of adjectives for kids described above with examples, namely,

• Adjectives of quality
• Adjectives of quantity
• Adjectives of number
• Adjectives of possession
• Adjectives of Interrogation
• Adjectives of demonstration

 

2. What are demonstrative adjectives for kids?

Ans: These are the adjectives used to point toward other nouns in a sentence. They include this, that, these, those etc.

 

3. What are possessive adjectives for kids?

Ans: These adjectives show a relationship between the owner and owner. These can be used to indicate a relationship between two nouns in which one is in possession of the other. Your, my, mine are good examples.

 

4. What are Interrogative adjectives for kids?

Ans: Interrogative adjectives describe a noun in the form of an answer to a question without changing its form. What, whose, and why are good examples of such adjectives.

 

5. What are quantity adjectives for kids?

Adjectives of quantity are used to describe the general quantity of something in a noun.  Adjectives of quantity are used for countable and uncountable nouns. For example, ‘many students’ or ‘a few teachers’.

 

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