ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Adjective Check List

An adjective is a word that describes something, like how it looks, feels, smells or sounds. A checklist is a list of things to do or look for. So, an "adjective checklist" is a list of words that can be used to describe things.

Imagine you have a new toy car, and you want to describe it to your friends. You might say "it's fast" or "it's shiny" or "it's red". These are all adjectives that describe the car in different ways. The adjective checklist is like a big list of all the different ways you can describe things, so you can pick the right words to use.

There are lots of words on this list, including words that describe:

- Colors (red, blue, green, etc.)
- Shapes (round, square, triangular, etc.)
- Sizes (big, small, tiny, huge, etc.)
- Textures (soft, fuzzy, rough, smooth, etc.)
- Temperatures (hot, cold, warm, cool)
- Sounds (loud, quiet, noisy, silent)

and lots more! So when you need to describe something, you can use this list to help you choose the best words.

Remember that adjectives help us to paint a picture with our words, so we can help others understand what we mean. And that's why the adjective checklist is so helpful - it gives us a lot of words to pick from so that we can describe things in the best way possible!