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Describing things

Words That Describe

The adjectives that come up first: big, clean, happy, new.

  • Ages 6–8
  • Starter · A1
  • 14 words

The words

Every word in this set, with what it means. Tap a word to hear it.

big
large in size
short
not long, or not tall
tall
measuring a lot from the ground up
hot
at a high temperature
clean
with no dirt on it
old
having lived or existed a long time
fat
wide and heavy around the middle
happy
feeling pleased and glad
new
made or bought only a short time ago
long
measuring a lot from end to end
thin
narrow, with little width
beautiful
very lovely to look at
young
having lived only a short time
dirty
covered in something that should be washed off