Adjectives – adding description to nouns

Opinion Touch Age Size Shape Colour Material Purpose E. g Opinion Touch Age Size Shape Colour Material Purpose E.g. The beautiful and new maroon evening gown (Opinion, Age, Colour, Purpose) E.g. The rough and rectangular wooden plank. (touch, shape, material) Recall…OTASSCOMP

You should always use at least ONE to TWO adjectives to describe a noun. Instead of going through OTASSCOMP all the time, you can further classify it into the five senses – sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste.

Touch – Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Temperature Cool Cold Icy Warm Tepid Hot Boiling Wetness Damp Wet Slippery Dry Texture Oily Smooth Rough Crisp Soft Material Leathery Rubbery Silky Woolly Fuzzy Glass Others Fragile Thick Thin Touch – Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives?

After countless days of heavy thunderstorms, we finally experienced some tepid weather. There was a ‘CAUTION’ sign on the ground to warn commuters about the slippery floor. The glass lamp looks too fragile to be placed in the living room. Examples

Taste - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Positive Fruity Buttery Salty Ripe Bittersweet Sweet Negative Bitter Raw Spicy Burnt Oily Taste - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives?

Smell - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Positive Sweet Scented Fragrant Fresh Perfumed Tempting Negative Pungent Burnt Moldy Musty Rotten Putrid Smell - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives?

Janie could not stand the putrid smell of ammonia and started to vomit. Detective Peter opened the moldy, wooden door of the abandoned house and stepped in. The musty air filled his nostrils as he scanned his surroundings. Examples

Sight - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Negative Positive Financial value and impression Cheap Worn Used Expensive Opulent Lavish Physical Appearance (Strength) Pale Sickly Fragile Muscular Robust Hardy Physical Appearance (Beauty and Style) Drab Elegant Character Timid Shy Arrogant Bold Pleasant Energetic Sight - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Sight - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives?

Although I knew Clara was wealthy, nothing could prepare me for the opulent lifestyle which she indulged in – even her puppy wore a lavish, diamond-studded collar. Though I used to be a frail and sickly boy, everything changed after I entered National Service. Through regular physical and mental training, I emerged a robust man who was ready to fight for his country. Examples

Sound - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives? Soft Faint Purring Whispering Whimpering Loud Deafening Screeching Rumbling Thundering Others Echoing Melodious Sound - Can you name some nouns which match these adjectives?

As I walked past the alley, I heard the faint sounds of a boy sobbing uncontrollably from behind some wooden crates. Susan has such a melodious voice that it simply cheers up anyone who talks to her. Examples