Here’s a full list of 58 descriptive adjectives in English:<\/p>\n\n
Common Adjectives in English<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n| Amused<\/td> | Hungry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Angry<\/td> | Impatient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Annoying<\/td> | Indifferent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Anxious<\/td> | Insecure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Beautiful<\/td> | Irritated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Bored<\/td> | Joyful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Calm<\/td> | Lazy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Chaotic<\/td> | Lonely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Cheerful<\/td> | Loud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Confused<\/td> | Miserable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Cute<\/td> | Nervous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Delighted<\/td> | Nice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Depressed<\/td> | Optimistic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Determined<\/td> | Overwhelmed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Disappointed<\/td> | Peaceful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Distracted<\/td> | Pessimistic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Energetic<\/td> | Playful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Enthusiastic<\/td> | Proud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Excited<\/td> | Relaxed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Exhausted<\/td> | Relieved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Fearful<\/td> | Restless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Focused<\/td> | Sad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Forgetful<\/td> | Satisfied<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Frustrated<\/td> | Silly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Grateful<\/td> | Stressed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Grumpy<\/td> | Surprised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Guilty<\/td> | Tall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Happy<\/td> | Tired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Hopeful<\/td> | Worried<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n | Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n The beautiful<\/strong> flowers have a nice<\/strong> smell<\/p>\n The cat is hungry<\/strong><\/p>\n Her new shirt is so cute<\/strong><\/p>\n Descriptive adjectives can be positive<\/strong>, comparative<\/strong> or superlative<\/strong>. When you use them depends on how many things you’re talking about.<\/p>\n These three degrees only work for descriptive<\/strong> adjectives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If a descriptive adjective has one or two syllables, you can turn it into its comparative and superlative forms by adding -er<\/em> and -est<\/em>. For example:<\/p>\n loud<\/em>\u00a0\u2192 louder<\/em>\u00a0\u2192 loudest<\/em><\/p>\n Descriptive adjectives with three or more syllables don’t use the -er<\/em> and -est<\/em> endings.<\/p>\n For example, the word beautiful<\/em>\u00a0can’t be turned into beautifuler<\/em>\u00a0or beautifulest<\/em>\u2014those aren’t words!<\/p>\n Instead, you add the words more<\/em>\u00a0and the most<\/em> before it to turn it into a comparative or superlative adjective:<\/p>\n Beautiful<\/em> \u2192 more beautiful<\/em> \u2192 the most beautiful<\/em><\/p>\n There are some exceptions to these rules, as with most grammar rules. For example, good<\/em>\u00a0only has one syllable, but it turns into better<\/em> and best<\/em>.<\/p>\n Quantitative adjectives describe the quantity of something.<\/strong><\/p>\n In other words, they answer the question “how much?” or “how many?”<\/p>\n Numbers like one<\/em> and thirty<\/em> are this type of adjective. So are more general words like many<\/em>, half<\/em>\u00a0and a lot<\/em>.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n I only have one<\/strong> daughter<\/p>\n I want many<\/strong> children!<\/p>\n I can’t believe I ate that whole<\/strong> cake!<\/p>\n A demonstrative adjective describes “which” noun or pronoun you’re talking about.<\/strong><\/p>\n These adjectives include the words:<\/p>\n Demonstrative adjectives always come before<\/strong> the word they’re modifying.<\/p>\n Sometimes\u2014like when responding to a question\u2014you can leave off the noun being described and only use the adjective. For example, if someone asks you how many cakes you want to buy you can respond:<\/p>\n “I want to buy two<\/em> cakes,” or<\/p>\n “I want to buy two<\/em>“<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n This<\/strong> bicycle is mine<\/p>\n That<\/strong> one used to be mine until I sold it<\/p>\n Those<\/strong> dresses belong to my sister<\/p>\n Possessive adjectives show possession (or, ownership).<\/strong><\/p>\n They describe who<\/em> things belong to. Some of the most common possessive adjectives include:<\/p>\n All these adjectives\u2014except the word his<\/em>\u2014can only be used before a noun.<\/p>\n You can’t just say, “That’s my.” You have to say, “That’s my<\/em> pen.”<\/p>\n When you want to leave off the noun or pronoun being modified, use these possessive adjectives instead:<\/p>\n For example, even though saying “That’s my”<\/em> is incorrect, saying “That’s mine”<\/em> is perfectly fine.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n That’s\u00a0my<\/strong> dog<\/p>\n The red cup is hers<\/strong><\/p>\n His<\/strong> son has blonde hair<\/p>\n Interrogative adjectives\u00a0ask a question.<\/strong><\/p>\n These adjectives are always followed by a noun or a pronoun and are used to form questions. The interrogative adjectives are:<\/p>\n Other question words like “who” or “how” aren’t adjectives since they don’t modify nouns.<\/p>\n For example, you can say “whose coat is this?” but you can’t say “who coat?”<\/p>\n Which<\/em>, what<\/em>\u00a0and whose<\/em> are only considered adjectives if they’re immediately followed by a noun. The word which<\/em> is an adjective in this sentence: “<\/em>Which<\/em> color is your favorite?” But not in this one: “Which<\/em> is your favorite color?”<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n Which<\/strong> song will you play on your wedding day?<\/p>\n What<\/strong> pet do you want to get?<\/p>\n Whose<\/strong> child is this?<\/p>\n Distributive adjectives describe specific members of a group.<\/strong> These adjectives are used to single out one or more individual items or people. Some of the most common distributive adjectives include:<\/p>\n These adjectives are always followed by the noun or pronoun they’re modifying.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n Every<\/strong> rose has its thorn<\/p>\n I don’t like either<\/strong> song<\/p>\n I don’t want\u00a0any<\/strong> food<\/p>\n There are only three articles in the English language: a<\/em>, an<\/em>\u00a0and the<\/em>.<\/p>\n Articles describe which noun you’re referring to.<\/strong><\/p>\n Simply put, when you’re talking about something general,\u00a0use a<\/em> and an<\/em>.<\/p>\n When you’re talking about something specific, use the<\/em>.<\/p>\n For example, “A<\/strong> cat” can mean any cat in the world. “The<\/strong> cat” refers to a specific cat, maybe one that just walked by.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n The<\/strong> elephants left huge footprints in the<\/strong> sand<\/p>\n An<\/strong> elephant can weigh over 6,000 pounds<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Congratulations! 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