(George Newall)
Got home from camping last spring
Saw people, places, and things
We barely had arrived
Friends asked us to describe
The people, places and every last thing
So we unpacked our adjectives
I unpacked "frustrating" first
Reached in and found the word "worst"
Then I picked "soggy" and
Next I picked "foggy" and
Then I was ready to tell them my tale
'Cause I'd unpacked my adjectives
Adjectives are words you use to really describe things.
Handy words to carry around
Days are sunny, or they're rainy
Boys are dumb or else they're brainy
Adjectives can show you which way
Adjectives are often used to help us compare things
To say how thin, how fat, how short, how tall
Girls who're tall can get taller
Boys who're small can get smaller
Till one is the tallest and the other's the smallest
Of all
We hiked along without care
Then we ran into a bear
He was a hairy bear
He was a scary bear
We beat a hasty retreat from his lair
And described him with adjectives
Turtle: Whoa! Boy, that was one big, ugly bear!
You can even make adjectives out of other
Parts of speech, like verbs or nouns. All you have to
do is take on an ending, like "-ic" or "-ish" or "-ary."
For example: This boy can grow up to be a huge man,
But still have a boyish face. "Boy" is a noun, but the
ending "-ish" makes it an adjective. "Boyish": that
describes the huge man's face. Get it?
Next time you go on a trip
Remember this little tip
The minute you get back
They'll ask you this and that
You can describe people, places, and things
Simply unpack your adjectives
You can do it with adjectives
Tell 'em 'bout it with adjectives
You can shout it with adjectives
