Adjectives Lessons

Whether it's comparatives and superlatives, or you're looking to spice up your students' wordpower, Handouts Online has adjective worksheets for you!

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How was London? (part 1)
How was London? (part 2)
How was London? (part 3)

How was London?

Structure: Modifiers (really, pretty, not very etc.)
Time: 45 min
Level: Elementary
This low-level worksheet will build your students' confidence with adjectives - and in particular the use of modifiers to give more nuanced descriptions. Following the lead-in, there is a simple conversation with questions about a recent trip to London. Modifiers used include:
  • very
  • pretty
  • not very
  • not at all
Your students will have lots of speaking practice of the target language, including a mixer activity, where they will ask and answer questions with their classmates about a recent trip. This worksheet is written for elementary-level students.
Who's the winner? (part 1)
Who's the winner? (part 2)
Who's the winner? (part 3)

Who's the winner?

Structure: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Time: 45 min
Level: Elementary to Lower Intermediate

Students need lots of practice of comparative and superlative adjectives!

This worksheet is based around a general knowledge TV quiz show. There's a dialogue, followed by practice exercises.

Your students will have the opportunity to make their own sentences and create a mini-general knowledge quick which they can try out on their classmates - or the teacher!

This worksheet is written for lower level classes.

One of the Best (Cards) (part 1)
One of the Best (Cards) (part 2)
One of the Best (Cards) (part 3)

One of the Best (Cards)

Structure: Superlative Adjectives & Present Perfect with 'Ever'
Time: 20 min
Level: Pre-intermediate

Great conversation cards - easy to use, and your students will really get talking about some of their more memorable experiences. The structure is superlative plus present perfect.

It only takes thirty seconds to prepare ... an ideal quick filler for an overworked ESL teacher!

A Two-Minute Walk (part 1)
A Two-Minute Walk (part 2)
A Two-Minute Walk (part 3)

A Two-Minute Walk

Structure: Compound Adjectives
Time: 20 min
Level: Intermediate

Compound adjectives! An ideal way to fill a few spare minutes.

The basic structure is 'it's a two-minute walk'. Sounds easy? Not many students can do this.

Teach them to say 'I have a 15-year old brother' and other such useful English!

Description Flashcards (Large) (part 1)
Description Flashcards (Large) (part 2)
Description Flashcards (Large) (part 3)

Description Flashcards (Large)

Structure: Describing People
Time: 15 min
Level: Various

There are twelve different flashcards in our description set.

They're a great way to build vocabulary for lower-level learners.

You can use these flashcards on their own, or teach them in conjunction with our 'What do you look like?' worksheet.

'What's wrong with it?' Flashcards (Large) (part 1)
'What's wrong with it?' Flashcards (Large) (part 2)
'What's wrong with it?' Flashcards (Large) (part 3)

'What's wrong with it?' Flashcards (Large)

Structure: Flashcards - Problems
Time: Any number of min
Level: Various

These flashcards are a great way to teach the language associated with problems.

Vocabulary includes: broken, stained, cracked, chipped, torn and more.

They are available in two sizes, and in black and white and colour.

It's a fifteen-minute walk! (part 1)
It's a fifteen-minute walk! (part 2)
It's a fifteen-minute walk! (part 3)

It's a fifteen-minute walk!

Structure: Compound Adjectives
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate
This conversation-based lesson is a great way to help your students learn to use this more advanced phrasing. This worksheet will move your students from saying: 'I have a brother. He's 15 years old.' to the more advanced: 'I have a 15-year old brother.' There's a conversation, practice exercises and a role-play to finish with.
Describing Places (part 1)
Describing Places (part 2)
Describing Places (part 3)

Describing Places

Structure: Where...from / What...like
Time: 45 min
Level: Elementary
Can your elementary-level students talk about where they are from? This worksheet looks at both 'where are you from' and 'whereabouts in [the UK] are you from?' It also introduces 'What is [London] like?' and has adjective vocabulary building. The worksheet rounds off by having students working in pairs, asking and answering questions about where they live.