Underline all the adjectives. Circle those adjectives that tell you more about temperature (whether something is hot, warm or freezing), about age (is the person old or young) or what something is made of (glass, wood or steel). Finally, use three of the adjectives in sentences of your own.

Here is a list of all the adjectives found in the story:

• two
• rich
• older
• poor
• younger
• one
• freezing
• hungry
• cold
• little
• wooden
• tired
• whole
• Haunted
• other
• icy
• old
• long
• white
• steel

Here are the adjectives from the story that fit these categories:

• Temperature: freezing, cold, icy
• Age: older, younger, old
• What something is made of: wooden, steel

Here are three sentences using adjectives from the story:

• The rich man decided to donate a large sum of money to charity.
• It was a freezing morning, so I wore my warmest coat.
• My grandfather is an old man, but he is still very active.