An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It's easy to understand simple adjectives. They're words like "big", "green", "young", and "expensive".

Simple Adjectives

Adjectives tell something about a noun, like:

• size

  three small holes

• color

  a black jacket

• age

  the old tree

• emotion

  a scared kitten

• value

  your cheapest pair of sunglasses

...and many other qualities.

Adjective Position

Adjectives mostly come before the noun like in the examples above. But they can also come at the end of the sentence when connected by a verb like "is", "looks", "seems", "sounds", etc.:

He's incredibly tall.

This spot seems OK.

That sounds great! 

PhraseMix lessons about adjectives

Yeah, it's decent.

It may not be too eco-friendly, but they're a lot easier to carry that way.

How lovely!

You sound horrible!

You need to have a nice, firm grip.