Adjectives

1
Adjectives
2
Bellwork

• What is an adjective?
• Give ten examples.

3

• Adjectives are words that describe or modify
  nouns and pronouns.

4
How adjectives describe nouns

• What kind? We like French fries.

How many? Zillon ate four sandwiches.
Which one? That book is awful.
5
Adjectives

• An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
• An adjective answers
• What kind?
• Which one?
• How many?

Example happy dog tired boy seven girls
6
To find an adjective you need to locate the nouns
first.

• Three happy children played at the park.
• The donkey stepped on my large hat.
• The child was brave.

7
Examples

•          the tall professor
•          the three stooges
•          a yellow crayon
•          a six-year-old child

8
More Adjectives

• Most adjectives come before nouns, but sometimes
  they follow verbs and modify the subject.
• Example
• These inventions are horrible.

9

• The Articles a, an, and the are adjectives.
• A and an refer to one thing.
• The refers to a specific thing.
• Use a with words beginning with consonants and an
  with words beginning in vowels.

10
Examples

• a coat
• an apple
• The teacher is here.

11
Demonstrative Adjectives

• The words this, that, these, and those are
  demonstrative adjectives when followed by a noun.
• Singular Plural
• this these
• that those

(Near) (Far)
12
Examples

• 1. Take this pencil with you.

2. Those markers are mine.
2. That shirt is ugly.
13
Proper Adjectives

• Proper Adjectives are adjectives formed from
  proper nouns. Follow capitalization rules.
• Proper Noun Proper Adjective
• food from Italy Italian food
• colony in Asia Asian colony
• oranges from Florida Florida oranges

14
Let's Practice
15
Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns
We saw the gray elephant at the zoo.
Then ask, What words describe the
nouns? WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
16
Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns
The rabbit followed the slow turtle.
Then ask, What words describe the
nouns? WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
17
Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns
He found two pennies on the ground.
Then ask, What words describe the
nouns? WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
18
Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns
The children heard the loud bell.
Then ask, What words describe the
nouns? WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
19
Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns
The brown dog growled at the tall man.
Then ask, What words describe the
nouns? WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
20
Practice

• 1. The pretty butterfly flew down the steep hill.
• 2. My coat feels warm.
• 3. My hands are freezing.
• 4. I want to eat at the Italian restaurant for my
  birthday.
• 5. The green grass and gorgeous flowers are
  beautiful in the spring.