Describing Words: Big, Small, Fast, Slow

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn describing words (adjectives) that tell us more about things — their size, speed, colour, and shape.

🌟 Let's Start

Bola sees a big truck and a small car. She sees a fast okada and a slow bicycle. These words — big, small, fast, slow — are describing words. They tell us more about something.

📚 New Concept

Describing words (adjectives):

• Big — large in size. "The elephant is big."
• Small — little in size. "The ant is small."
• Fast — moves quickly. "The car is fast."
• Slow — moves not quickly. "The tortoise is slow."
• Hot — very warm. "The sun is hot."
• Cold — not warm. "The water is cold."
• Happy — feeling good. "Amina is happy."
• Sad — feeling not good. "Chidi is sad."

Describing words make our sentences more interesting. Compare:

• "I see a dog." vs. "I see a big, brown dog."
• "The food is ready." vs. "The hot, delicious food is ready."

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Is an elephant big or small?
2. Fill in the blank with a describing word: "The ___ tortoise walked across the road."
3. Use a describing word in this sentence: "Today the weather is very ___."

Click to see answers

1. An elephant is big.
2. "The slow tortoise walked across the road."
3. Answers may vary: "Today the weather is very hot," or "Today the weather is very cold."

💡 Remember

Describing words tell us more about things. Big, small, fast, slow, hot, cold, happy, sad — they make your English more colourful!