Adjectives and Verbs Worksheet for 12-Year-Olds — English Grammar Practice

Instructions

Welcome! This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using adjectives and verbs. Remember:

• An adjective is a word that describes a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea). It answers questions like: What kind? How many? Which one? (Examples: blue sky, five dogs, happy student).
• A verb is a word that shows an action or a state of being. (Examples: The dog ran. She is smart. They think carefully.)

Complete the three activities below. Good luck!

Activity 1: Identify Them!

Read each sentence carefully. Underline the verb(s) and circle the adjective(s). If you are working on a computer, you can write the verbs and adjectives for each sentence on a separate line.

1. The huge, grey elephant slowly walked towards the cool water.
2. Brave knights fought fierce dragons in the ancient stories.
3. My younger brother is always cheerful and tells funny jokes.
4. The quick, clever fox jumped over the lazy, sleeping dog.
5. She carefully painted a beautiful picture with bright colours.

Activity 2: Word Sort

Place each word from the box below into the correct column in the table.

Activity 3: Supercharge the Sentences

The sentences below are correct, but they are a bit boring. Rewrite each sentence by adding at least one interesting adjective and one stronger, more exciting verb. The first one is done as an example.

Example: The man walked.

Rewrite: The elderly man strolled through the peaceful park.

1. The cat sat on the mat.



Rewrite: __________________________________________________________________



2. The girl ate the apple.



Rewrite: __________________________________________________________________



3. A car went down the road.



Rewrite: __________________________________________________________________



4. The sun was in the sky.



Rewrite: __________________________________________________________________

Answer Key

Activity 1: Identify Them!

1. Adjectives: huge, grey, cool
   Verb: walked
2. Adjectives: Brave, fierce, ancient
   Verb: fought
3. Adjectives: younger, cheerful, funny
   Verbs: is, tells
4. Adjectives: quick, clever, lazy, sleeping
   Verb: jumped
5. Adjectives: beautiful, bright
   Verb: painted

Activity 2: Word Sort

Activity 3: Supercharge the Sentences

(Note: Answers will vary. Below are some examples of good answers.)

1. Original: The cat sat on the mat.
   Example Rewrite: The fluffy, white cat snoozed on the dusty mat.
2. Original: The girl ate the apple.
   Example Rewrite: The hungry girl devoured the juicy, red apple.
3. Original: A car went down the road.
   Example Rewrite: A sleek, silver sports car zoomed down the winding road.
4. Original: The sun was in the sky.
   Example Rewrite: The brilliant, golden sun blazed in the clear sky.