Vivid Adjective Bank Sorted by Tone

Use the linking verb sheet first, then the phrase sheet. Hand out the adjective bank during revising.

A bank of vivid adjectives sorted by tone, from joyful and tense to gloomy and calm, for revising plain words.

Yes. We made it for 7th Grade parts of speech, and it works the same at home or at school. At home a student can print it and keep it with their school work. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

Use good, an adjective, after a linking verb such as smell or sound. Use well, an adverb, after an action verb such as performed. Adjective or Adverb After Linking Verbs gives sentences to practice.

An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun and tells which one or what kind. An adverb phrase modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb and tells how, when, where or why. Adjective or Adverb Prepositional Phrases asks students to label each.

Vivid Adjective Bank by Tone groups adjectives such as joyful, tense, gloomy and calm. Students circle a plain adjective in a draft and replace it with one from the group that matches the tone.