An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the questions how many, what kind, which one.

Circle the adjective that describes the underlined words. Example: Two students brought colorful insects to class.

1. Many scorpions live in the desert. 2. Scorpions have a poisonous sting. 3. A sting can kill a small child. 4. Scorpions hide in dark places during the day. 5. They crawl under rotten logs and beneath rocks. 6. Giant scorpions can be five inches long.

1. Scorpions eat desert insects. 2. They can go without water for one year. 3. Rattlesnakes also live on the southwestern deserts. 4. They are poisonous snakes. 5. The poison comes out of two fangs. 6. The small horned rattler is also called a sidewinder. 7. Rattle snakes eat small mammals and birds.