Friends make life joyful. A best friend is someone who is kind, honest, helpful, and always there for you. In this chapter, we explore what friendship means, how we describe our friends, and how to write about them.
- What makes a good friend?
- A good friend:
- Listens when you talk
- Helps when you are in trouble
- Shares and does not keep everything for themselves
- Is honest and tells the truth kindly
- Is kind and does not hurt others
- Describing people — adjectives:
- We use adjectives to describe what our friends are like.
- Ria is funny and caring.
- Sam is brave and helpful.
- Tom is honest and gentle.
Write two sentences about your best friend.
"My best friend is Priya. She is kind and always shares her lunch with me."
Notice: We use a capital letter for names (proper nouns) like Priya.
We can describe a friend's appearance: "Arjun has curly hair and a bright smile."
We can describe a friend's nature: "Arjun is cheerful and never says mean things."
Comparing two friends using adjectives:
- "Meena is taller than Sita."
- "Dev is funnier than Rohan."
When comparing two people we add -er to short adjectives (tall → taller, funny → funnier).
Writing about what friends do together:
"We play football in the park. We read books together. We help each other with homework."
These are compound sentences joined by "and" or "We".
A friendly letter begins:
"Dear [Friend's name],"
and ends with:
"Your friend, [Your name]"
Common mistakes
- Do not forget to capitalise proper nouns (names of people and places): "my friend priya" should be "my friend Priya".
- When comparing, do not say "more taller" — just say "taller".
- Describing words (adjectives) must match what they describe: "She is a honest friend" should be "She is an honest friend" (use 'an' before words starting with a vowel sound).
Summary
A best friend is kind, honest, helpful, and caring. We use adjectives to describe people. Names are always capitalised. We can write about friends using simple sentences, comparatives, and even friendly letters.