5.1 Identifying Adjectives

5.1 Identifying Adjectives

Adjectives tell more about nouns. Adjectives describe nouns.

looks, tastes, sounds, feels, or smells

Examples:

• Looks: tired, pink, happy

• Tastes: sour, sweet, bitter

• Sounds: loud, silent, musical

• Feels: rough, oily, hard

• Smells: fresh, smoky, fragrant

Adjectives can also tell....

• Size: small

• Shape: round

• Number: one

• Color: red

• Weight: light

Multiple Choice

Which adjective would best fit in this sentence?

The ___ backpack fell on the floor.

• tired

• funny

• heavy

Multiple Choice

Find the adjective that describes the underlined noun.

Swamps are wet areas.

• wet

• swamps

• are

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective in this sentence?

The dog was in the large field.

• was

• large

• field

Multiple Choice

Find the noun that the underlined adjective describes.

Pink roses are my favorite flower.

• roses

• flower

• favorite