Adjective :

How to Describe People,

Animals, and Things
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 A descriptive is
a text that depicts a particular person, place, or thing

A Descriptive
consists of:

Identification Description
(the thing, the (parts, qualities,
person, or the place) characteristic)
 What do these descriptive words describe?
Write person, place or object on each column.
Happy Person Honest
Near Peaceful
Rough Noisy
Colorful Crowded
Sweet Friendly
Funny Busy
Helpful Thoughtful
New Spicy
Thankful Loving
Tasty Dirty
Grammar Note: How to make phrases

 Kata sifat (adjective) digunakan untu mendeskripsikan kata benda (noun).

 Example : a beautiful flower (setangkai bunga yang indah)
 “beautiful” sebagai kata sifat
 “flower” sebagai kata benda
 Dalam bentuk frase (bukan kalimat) seperti contoh di atas, kata sifat ditulis
di depan kata benda

Kata
Kata sifat
benda Frase
(adjective)
(noun)
 Match the Words in the Yellow List with
the Best Described Each Noun in the Green Boxes
Cold Weather Story Interesting Polite
Crowded City Desert Dark Thick
Green Cute
Jewelry Books
Fast High
Flowers Soldiers Cold Dry
Foods Sky
Mother Animals blue Rainy
Face Days Expensive Brave
Fragrant Spicy
Chocolates Cars
Crowded Gentle
Mountains Students Sad wild
marks babies
 1. Human/Person Characteristic
The following are some list of human characteristics
that you can use in describing people
1. Patient 1. Not get angry easily.
2. Polite 2. Have good manner.
3. Careful 3. Do things cautiously.
4. Helpful 4. Like to help others.
5. Kind 5. Have willingness to do good things to others.
6. Easygoing 6. Calm and unworried.
7. Cheerful 7. Full of joy.
8. Reliable 8. Trusty.
9. Smart 9. Solve problem easily.
10. Funny 10. Have a good sense of humor or funny appearance.
11. Confident 11. Have a strong belief of oneself.
 1. Human/person Characteristic List (2)

12. Diligent 12. Persistent in doing things.

13. Moody 13. Change mood easily.
14. Cunning 14. Like to trick somebody else.
15. Stupid 15. Slow to learn or understand.
16. Lazy 16. Do not like to do things.
17. Shy 17. Timid.
18. Bad-tempered 18. Get angry easily.
19. Impatient 19. Not patient.
20. Impolite 20. Not polite.
21. Careless 21. Not careful.
22. unreliable 22. Not reliable.
 Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih
"Shallot and Garlic"
 Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih are sisters who are polar opposites of each other. Bawang
Merah is a lazy, greedy girl spoiled by their mother while Bawang Putih is obedient, diligent and
does all the chores without complaint.
 One laundry day in the river, Bawang Putih loses a scarf, which is picked up by an old woman. The
old woman says she will return the scarf if Bawang Putih cooks and cleans for her. Bawang Putih
does as she's told, gets the scarf back and the old woman as a gift tells her to bring home one of
her two pumpkins, a small or a large one.
 Bawang Putih chooses the smaller pumpkin. When she breaks open the pumpkin at home, she
discovers the fruit is filled with jewelry.
 Bawang Merah and their mother get jealous and want their own pumpkin filled with jewelry, so
they go to the river and deliberately lose their scarves. Then they visit the old woman’s house
and ask for a pumpkin. They bring home the big one (of course), but instead of jewelry, their
large pumpkin is filled with snakes.
 Answer the Questions Below Based on the Text

1. Describe the Garlic’s character! 1. Garlic is an obedient and diligent

girl.
2. Describe the Shallot’s
2. Shallot is a lazy and greedy girl.
character!
3. There are eight adjective words.
3. How many adjective do you Lazy, greedy, obedient, diligent, old,
find from the text? Mention it! small, large, and jealous.

4. Why do Shallot and the 4. They want their own pumpkin

filled with jewelry
mother get jealous?
5. This text teaches us to be grateful
5. What is the purpose of the for what we have and not to be
text? greedy
 Expressing Admiration
Suatu kekaguman yang dapat diungkapkan dengan
What atau How, yang artinya adalah alangkah/betapa.

1. What + a/an + adjective + noun singular + be

What a big car it is
What a small ship! Or what a small ship it is!
2. What + adjective + noun plural + be
What big cars! Or what big cars they are
What expensive pearls! Or what expensive pearls these are
3. How + adjective + be
How big! Or how big it is!
How small! Or how small it is!
 Adjective
yang sering digunakan dalam Admiration Expressions
No. Adjective (Kata Sifat) Buat Kalimat Admiration Expressions
1 Adorable (menggemaskan)
2 Adventurous
3 Alive
4 Attractive
5 Better
6 Bewildered
7 Brainy
8 Breakable
9 Cautious
10 Charming
11 Cloudy
12 Cooperative
No. Adjective (Kata Sifat) Buat Kalimat Admiration Expressions
13 Courageous
14 Curious
15 Dark
16 Defiant
17 Delightful
18 Distinct
19 Doubtful
20 Fierce
21 Fragile
22 Friendly
23 Frightened
No. Adjective (Kata Sifat) Buat Kalimat Admiration Expressions
25 Gentle
26 Glamorous
27 Elated
28 Elegant
29 Energetic
30 Enthusiastic
31 Envious
32 Evil
33 Excited
34 Fair
35 Faithful
36 Famous
37 Fancy
38 Fantastic
 Practice the Dialogue Below with Your Friends

Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2
Lily show her flower plants in her garden At the diamond gallery.
to Dini, her classmate. Brenda: Look at the diamond over there.
Dini: What a beautiful flower it is. Haura: How beautiful it is. It is awesome.
Lily: Thanks. I planted it myself. Do you Brenda: Look at the price over there. What
want the seed, I will give you for free. an expensive jewelry it is.
Dina: How kind you are. Haura: We must study and work hard if we
want this.
Lily: Haaa, just forget it.
Brenda: Someone who have it should be
Dini: Yes, thank you. I will plant it at my very careful in wearing it.
garden. Haura: Right. There is so many crime over
nowadays.
 Choose the Right Answer by Crossing A, B, C, or D

1. In meetings she often says what she 4. Well to be . . . , I’m really tired and don’t
thinks. She is quiet . . . feel like going out tonight.
a. Outspoken c. Shy a. Creative c. Energetic
b. Outgoing d. Decisive b. Honest d. Self-indulgent
2. She always smiles and says hello. I 5. These days people like to buy many
think she is very . . . luxury items for themselves but don’t
a. Lazy c. Friendly like giving to others. They seem very . . .
b. Rude d. Athletic a. Self-indulgent c. Stingy
b. Outspoken d. Shy
3. My father works from 6 am to 8 pm,
six days a week. He is . . . 6. He is new student and doesn’t know
a. Intelligent c. Lazy anyone. He is very quiet and seems . . .
b. Nationalistic d. Hard-working a. Decisive c. Shy
b. Sophisticated d. Outspoken
7. Jenny makes friends easily because she 11. During the Olympic games and other
is very . . . international sporting events, people
a. Self-indulgent c. Creative become very . . .
b. Outgoing d. Decisive a. Nationalistic c. Lazy
b. Outgoing d. Decisive
8. He never says ‘excuse me’ when he
comes late to the meeting. I think he is 12. Tom is very . . . He can’t sit for long and
a little . . . likes being busy.
a. Lazy c. Friendly a. happy c. Energetic
b. Rude d. Athletic b. Rude d. Athletic
9. The . . . Boy ate all of the cookies 13. My sister likes volleyball, tennis, and
without giving any to his sister. basketball. She is very . . .
a. Greedy c. Lazy a. Greedy c. Lazy
b. Honest d. Hard-working b. Honest d. Athletic
10. After Helen did an exchange program 14. He likes painting and writing music. He
last year. She seemed more . . . is very . . .
because of her experience. a. Creative c. Shy
a. Greedy c. Shy b. Sophisticated d. Intelligent
b. Sophisticated d. Intelligent
15. My father makes decisions very quick. 19. My neighbor is . . . Person. He has lived
He is . . . Person. next door for three months and hasn’t
a. Self-indulgent c. Creative even introduced himself.
b. Outgoing d. Decisive a. Adventurous c. Considerate
b. Reserved d. Tolerant
16. He wants to become the boss and have
a lot of power and money. He is . . . 20. What I like about my best friend is how
a. Ambitious c. Obedient . . . He never left me alone in my worst
b. Rude d. Energetic moments.
a. happy c. Truthful
17. Harry loves gathering and meeting b. Responsible d. Sensible
people. He is . . . Boy.
a. Outgoing c. Moody 21. One moment my aunt’s so nice and the
b. Honest d. Hard-working next time she gets mad. She’s . . .
a. Affectionate c. Realistic
18. Shelli bought every items at the big- b. Honest d. Moody
sale night. She seemed . . . When she
held credit card. 22. Be careful When you approach Tess
a. Stubborn c. Ambitious now. She is very . . . And angry easily.
b. Sophisticated d. Impetuous a. Creative c. Sensitive
b. Sophisticated d. Affectionate
23. Jeff would never be a good actor. He’s 27. That boy takes other kid’s toys and
lacking of . . . . He thinks everybody’ doesn’t like sharing with his friends.
judging him. He’s so . . .
a. Self-indulgent c. Aggressive a. Adventurous c. Considerate
b. Self-confident d. Selfish b. Reserved d. Selfish
24. He won’t tell a lie. He’s absolutely . . . 28. My mothers often lends her some
a. Truthful c. Materialist money, because she’s . . . woman.
b. Critical d. Greedy a. happy c. Truthful
b. Responsible d. Sensible
25. He only sees his side of things. He is . .
Person. 29. Diana feeds her cats and rabbits
a. Tolerant c. Moody everyday. She’s . . .
b. Narrow-minded d. Reliable a. Affectionate c. Realistic
b. Honest d. Moody
26. Maria insists with her distorted belief.
She will refuse someone’s suggestion. 30. Andy is an social activist. He excoriates
She seems . . . the government for the high
a. Stubborn c. Ambitious unemployment today. He’s . . . Person.
b. Sophisticated d. Impetuous a. Creative c. Sensitive
b. Sophisticated d. Critical
 Beetle
The beetle is so small sized invertebrate that is known to be incredibly versatile and I found in numerous
different shapes and sizes. Beetles are found in nearly every different habitat on Earth and are only
absent from the freezing polar regions.
The body of the beetle is divided into three sections all coated in the hard outer shell, which are the head
of the beetle , the thorax of the beetle and the abdomen of the beetle. Beetles also have antennae which
are used to understand the surroundings of the beetle and are made of about 10 different sections.
The beetle is an omnivorous and feeds on whatever it can find but generally plants and fungi and the
debris from both plants and animals. Some bigger species of beetle have been known to eat small birds
and even small species of mammal. Other species of beetle feed of the dust from wood and therefore
enjoy burrowing themselves into trees.
Due to their small sized and wide, diverse range, beetles are prey to numerous species of animal from
other insects to reptile, birds, fish and mammals. The exacts predators of beetle how ever are largely
dependent on the sized and species of the beetle and the area in which the beetle inhabits.
Vocabulary from the Text

 Abdomen :  Omnivorous :
 Beetles :  Prey :
 Burrow :  Range :
 Coated :  Shell :
 Debris :  Thorax :
 Diverse:  Versatile :
 Mammal :
 Give a checklist (√)
in a Suitable Characteristic of the Animals
1. Sloth’s are very . . . They sleep all the time. 5. Frogs can be really . . . Which makes them difficult
 Energetic to hold because they can slip free.
 Lazy  Energetic
 Slimy
2. Snakes have . . . Skin and sharp teeth.
 Fluffy 6. Some snakes are . . . And you have to be careful.
 Scaly  poisonous
 playful
3. My Kittens are so . . .
Fluffy 7. Skunks are very . . . You can know if it’s around you.
 Slimy Fluffy
Smelly
4. My dog is a golden retriever. It’s really . . . Because
it always run and plays all the time. 8. Don’t worry, the horse you’ll ride is not extremely .
. . And calm.
Energetic
Energetic
 Smelly
Smelly
 The Animals and Buildings
Match the Column A to the Column B

No A Answer Choices B
1 Nest A A shelter for a dog or a cat
B A nest for bees
2 Burrow
C A hole or tunnel in the ground that animal (such as a rabbit or fox) makes
3 Den to live in or for stay
4 Hive D A cage or small building in which chickens or other small animals are kept
5 Stable E The place where a bird lays its egg and takes care of its young
6 Coop F A net made from silk threads woven together by a spider

7 Kennel G The nest of a bird (such as an eagle or hawk) built high up on a cliff or on
top of a mountain
8 Eyrie H A building on a farm for housing farm animals or equipment
9 Web I The home of some kinds of wild animals
10 Barn J A building in which horses are kept, fed, and cared for
 Animal characteristics
When describing your pet, you may used words describing animal
characteristics.

No Adjectives Definition Buat Kalimat

1 Tame Used to live with people Most cat are tame animals
2 Cute Attractive
3 Picky Choose things to do or eat
4 Fluffy Soft
5 Timid Shy
6 Agile Move here and there easily
7 Funny Make people laugh or smile
8 Greedy Like eating very much
 Things and Places
When describing your favorite items, such as bag, shoes, hat and
doll, you might need to used words related to things
Things Description
No Description Vocabulary Buat Kalimat
1 Size Big, small, medium, 30cm long, 40cm wide, The ball is small.
50cm diameter The bag is 40cm long and 25cm wide.
2 Shapes Square, round, triangular, rectangular, My classmate borrow my round hat
cylindrical, oval
3 Colors Red, white, black, blue, reddish, turquoise
4 Patterns Stripes, spots, checks, plaid, floral, ethnic,
animal prints
5 Materials Fabric, metal, plastic, leather, glass
6 Functions Keep something, accompany me when…,help
me ( stay healthy, sharpen my pencil, Etc. )
7 Additional Zipper, pocket, flip, cap
features
 Places Description
No Description Definition Buat Kalimat
1 Ancient, historic A place that has along history Athens is an ancient city, which was established thousands
years ago.
2 Beautiful, Very pleasing on the eye
attractive, lovely
3 Boring Dull or uninteresting
4 Bustling, lively, A crowded place, busy place
fast-paced, hectic
5 Charming, Nice, very pleasing
delightful, quaint
6 Contemporary Modern, very up to date
7 Compact, small Not very big, contained with a
small area
8 Cosmopolitan Somewhere with a rich and varied
mix of cultures and languages
9 Crowded, busy Very full of people
10 Exciting, lively Fun, thrilling, with lots of
enjoyable things to do
 Places Description
No Description Definition Buat Kalimat
11 Expensive, Costing a lot of money
pricey, costly
12 Famous Very well-known, celebrated, notable
13 Fantastic Wonderful-amazing, awesome,
fabulous, great, marvelous
14 Fascinating Very interesting-captivating,
intriguing
15 Huge Very bi, enormous, giant, large,
sprawling, vast
16 Lively-vibrant Somewhere with lots of things going
on
17 Cheap Not costing very much, inexpensive
18 Popular Liked by a lot of people
19 Picturesque, Charming or interesting in a unique
quaint, charming or unusual way
20 Polluted Dirty or contaminated
21 Touristy Visited by lots of tourist
 Kata Sifat Majemuk (compound adjective)

 Kata Sifat Majemuk (compound adjective) adalah kata sifat yang terdiri lebih
dari satu kata.
 Secara umum, kita meletakkan tanda penghubung/hyphen (-) di antara dua
atau lebih kata (sebelum kata benda) yang bertindak sebagai ide tunggal yang
menggambarkan sesuatu.

I saw a man-eating
alligator
Aku melihat buaya pemakan orang
I saw a man eating
alligator
Aku melihat orang makan buaya
 Kata Sifat Majemuk (Compound Adjective)
dapat dibentuk dari

Adjective/adverb + past participle Adjective/adverb + present participle

K. sifat/K. keterangan + partisip lampau K. sifat/K. keterangan + partisip saat ini
 Snakes are cold-blooded animal (ular  Do Hyun is a good-looking guy ( Do
adalah binatang berdarah dingin) Hyun adalah pria yang tampan)
 She wears brightly-colored dress at  I buy spicy-tasting food (aku membeli
the party (dia memakai gaun makanan yang berasa pedas)
berwarna terang saat pesta)
 She wears old-fashioned skirt (dia  I eat mouth-watering strawberries
mengenakan rok bermodel kuno) (aku makan strawberi yang membuat
mulut mengeluarkan air liur)
 They should be open-minded parents
(mereka seharusnya menjadi orangtua  We have ever-lasting relationship (kita
yang berpikiran terbuka) memiliki hubungan yang abadi)
 Match the Numbers with the Letters

Compound adjective Meaning

1. Well-earned (____) A. Deserved
2. Self-reliant (____) B. Eternal
3. Narrow-minded (____) C. Inflexible
4. Ever-lasting (____) D. Depressed
5. Heart-broken (____) E. Independent
 The Vocabulary of Compound Adjective

 Absent-minded :
 Deeply-rooted :
 Narrow-minded :
 Red-handed :
 Short-sighted :
 Short-tempered :
 Strong-minded :
 Thick-skinned :
 Warm-hearted :
 Well-behaved :
 Choose the Right Compound Adjective (1)

1. Look at Leila. She’s wearing 3. Nany is such a….girl. She can’t 5. Cathy is a ….. She’s very polite.
an…. Skirt. She found it in her even read what’s on the a. Short-sighted
grandmother’s drawer. blackboard. b. Old-fashioned
a. Short-sighted. a. Short-sighted
c. Deeply-rooted
b. Old-fashioned. b. Old-fashioned
d. Well-mannered
c. Deeply-rooted. c. Deeply-rooted
d. Well-mannered. d. Well-mannered 6. Sarah couldn’t answer the
teacher’s question because she
2. People should be tolerant 4. Some people think that we was…
towards other cultures. They should preserve the ….
a. Absent-minded
should be…. Traditions of countries.
b. Open-minded
a. Absent-minded a. Short-sighted
c. Well-informed
b. Open-minded b. Old-fashioned
d. Red-handed
c. well-informed c. Deeply-rooted
d. Red-handed d. Well-mannered
 Choose the Right Compound Adjective (2)

7. To be a translator you need to be …. About 9. My dad gets angry very easily. He is….
linguistics. a. Short-tempered
a. Absent-minded
b. Well-behaved
b. Open-minded
c. Warm-hearted
c. Well-informed
d. Red-handed d. thick-skinned

8. You shouldn’t trust him. He is …. Person. he 10. The new manager never accepts other
smile at your face but he keeps talking behind people’s ideas. He is….
you. a. Short-tempered
a. Badly-behaved b. Warm-hearted
b. Two-faced c. Narrow-minded
c. Cold-hearted d. Strong-minded
d. Thick-skinned
 Multiple Choice Answer Keys Vocabulary
1. Old-fashioned (B)
2. Open-minded (B)
3. Short-sighted (A)
4. Deeply-rooted (C)
5. Well-mannered (D)
6. Absent-minded (A)
7. Well-informed (C)
8. Two-faced (B)
9. Short-tempered (A)
10. Narrow-minded (C)
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