AdjectivesAdjectives

What exactly What exactly isis an adjective? an adjective?

Adjective: a word used to describe a Adjective: a word used to describe a noun.noun.

The The bigbig, , fatfat toad sat on the toad sat on the greengreen lily pad. lily pad.

Kelly’s big brother smells like dirty socks.Kelly’s big brother smells like dirty socks.

Which of the following is NOT an adjective?Which of the following is NOT an adjective?

largelarge stretchystretchy

colorfulcolorful pancake pancake

crazycrazy clearclear

The Land of Treats and

Goodies

creamycreamy

colorfulcolorful

scrumptiousscrumptious

tastytasty

fruityfruity

sweetsweet

flaky flaky

layeredlayered

frostedfrosted

decorateddecorated

flatflat rectangularrectangular

smoothsmooth

flexibleflexible

See if you can find the adjectives See if you can find the adjectives in the following sentencesin the following sentences

The mangy dog frightened the children The mangy dog frightened the children

sitting on the porch.sitting on the porch.

Bobby bought a bunch of berry Bobby bought a bunch of berry

bubblegum for his birthday.bubblegum for his birthday.

Katrina and Cassidy crept slowly up the Katrina and Cassidy crept slowly up the weary staircase to share their secret in weary staircase to share their secret in

the attic.the attic.

The silver clock ticked as Jacqueline The silver clock ticked as Jacqueline waited for her turn to speak.waited for her turn to speak.

The fat cat sat on a mat and ate his The fat cat sat on a mat and ate his juicy snack.juicy snack.

The tall man tripped over his long The tall man tripped over his long shoelaces.shoelaces.

Kate went shopping for a new leather Kate went shopping for a new leather coat.coat.

When I go to the beach I always get When I go to the beach I always get gritty sand in my hair and dirty water gritty sand in my hair and dirty water

in my eyes.in my eyes.

The dark basement is a fun place to The dark basement is a fun place to play at night.play at night.

The family leaped into the car, excited The family leaped into the car, excited about their vacation to California.about their vacation to California.