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Big
Shy
Kind
Sour
New
Soft
Hot
Definition
• Adjectives are words that
describe a noun or pronoun or
add to its meaning.
Reveal
• Adjectives answer the
questions like What kind?
How many? Which Ones?
Whose?
Adjectives: The Describing Words
Types Of
Adjectives
Qualitative/
Descriptive
Quantitative
Numerical
Demonstrative
Interrogative
Possessive
Qualitative/Descriptive
Adjectives
Definition: Qualitative adjectives describe the kind,
quality, or characteristic of a person, place, animal, or
thing like its shape, size, colour, quality, etc.
Examples: beautiful, big, clever, hot, cold, intelligent,
honest etc.
Usage:
• Sara is a beautiful girl.
• He is an intelligent boy.
Quantitative Adjectives
Definition: Quantitative adjectives indicate the number
or amount of a thing.
Examples: little, enough, half, some, sufficient, all, etc.
Usage:
• Give me some water.
• She has enough money to enjoy the fair.
Numerical Adjectives
Definition: Numerical adjectives indicate how many
persons or things are meant or in what order a person or
thing stands.
Examples: one, three, ten; first, fourth, seventh, etc.
Usage:
• There are only two birds in the cage.
• He stood second in class.
Demonstrative Adjectives
Definition: Demonstrative adjectives point out or
indicate a specific person or thing.
Examples: this, that, these, those etc.
Usage:
• This book is my favorite.
• Those mountains are far away.
Interrogative Adjectives
Definition: Interrogative adjectives are used with nouns
to ask questions.
Examples: what, which, where, whose etc.
Usage:
• Which book shall I buy?
• Whose pen is this?
Possessive Adjectives
Definition: Possessive adjectives indicate the ownership
or possession of a noun.
Examples: my, our, your, his, her, its, their etc.
Usage :
• They are our friends.
• Their favorite teacher did not come yesterday.
Let’s Recall What We Learnt Today
Definition: Adjectives are words that describe a noun
or pronoun or add to its meaning.
Examples: beautiful, little, two, first, this, that, whose
which, its, our, etc
Types Of Adjectives :
• Qualitative, Quantitative, Numerical, Demonstrative,
Interrogative, and Possessive
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Adjectives - Definition, Types & Examples for Grade 7