Adjectives

Objective

•To learn about different kinds of adjectives.

•An adjective describes a noun.•My big cat eats a lot.

•The word big is describing the cat.

•An adjective may tell how many, what size, or what shape.

•Examples: five, small, triangular.

•Most adjectives come before a noun.

•The tree gives big apples.•apples = noun•big = adjective

Examples:

•Two bears ride bikes.•The adjective describes how many.

•I see five balls.

•The adjective describes the amount or how many.

Examples

•two many•some five•several one hundred•a lot few

•A small bat flies by.•The adjective describes the size, or what kind.

Examples

•big red•fat squared•tiny ugly•pretty old

•The ball is round.

•The adjective describes the shape, or what kind.

•The brown dog plays.•The adjective describes the noun.

Examples

•big yellow•happy medium•ugly tiny•round squared

•He made a big cake. •Big is an adjective that describes cake.

Exercises

1. I have a blue shirt.2. My house has big doors.3. His brown dog runs fast.

Exercises

1. I have a blue shirt.2. My house has big doors.3. His brown dog runs fast.

Exercises

1. I have a blue shirt.2. My house has big doors.3. His brown dog runs fast.

Exercises

1. I have a blue shirt.2. My house has big doors.3. His brown dog runs fast.

Exercises

•Which words are adjectives?

•two book yellow

•box delicious bag•write pencil some

Exercises

•Which words are adjectives?

•two book yellow

•box delicious bag•write pencil some

Exercises

•Which words are adjectives?

•two book yellow

•box delicious bag•write pencil some

Exercises

•Which words are adjectives?

•two book yellow

•box delicious bag•write pencil some

Exercises

•Which words are adjectives?

•two book yellow

•box delicious bag•write pencil some

•Which words are adjectives that tell what kind?

•blue some five•house huge round

•Which words are adjectives that tell what kind?

•blue some five•house huge round

•Which words are adjectives that tell what kind?

•blue some five•house huge round

•Which words are adjectives that tell what kind?

•blue some five•house huge round