Adjectives and Articles

Adjectives and Articles

Adjectives describe nouns

• They tell what kind.

• They tell how many.

• They tell which one.

Adjectives that tell what kind...

I recycle old cans.

A plastic bin holds the cans.

The green truck picks up the cans.

Multiple Choice

Which is the adjective in this sentence?

The new books are on the shelf.

• new

• books

• on

• shelf

Adjectives that tell how many...

I recycle many cans every week.

Sometimes I fill two bins.

The truck picks up the cans four times a month.

Multiple Choice

Which is the adjective in this sentence?

He wants us to take some books home.

• to

• take

• some

• books

Adjectives that tell which one...

I recycled cans this week.

I fill that bin with cans.

Those cans are picked up by the truck.

Multiple Choice

Which is the adjective in this sentence?

Have you read that book yet?

• you

• read

• that

• book

Articles

The words a, an, and the are special kinds of adjectives, called articles, that tell which one.

a and an

Use a before singular nouns that begin with a consonant.

She borrowed a book from her friend.

Use an before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound.

It only took her an hour to read it.

the

Use the to tell about a specific thing or specific things.

She returned the book right away.

She thought the pages were easy to read.

Multiple Select

Which articles could be used in this sentence?

He picked ___ graphic novel to read this week.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Select

Which articles could be used in this sentence?

She will ask for ___ autobiography about Maya Angelou.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Select

Which article could be used in this sentence?

They noticed ___ pictures were colorful.

• a

• an

• the