5.10 Proper Adjectives

5.10 Proper Adjectives

Proper Adjectives

are formed from proper nouns (names a particular person, place, or thing) and begins with a capital letter

Examples

• Mexico - Mexican

• Canada - Canadian

• Spain - Spanish

• Japan - Japanese

We cooked a Polish dish.

What is the proper adjective?

We cooked a Polish dish.

Poland - Polish

Multiple Choice

What is the proper adjective?

My favorite sandwich is made with American cheese.

• favorite

• American

• sandwich

Multiple Choice

What is the proper adjective?

Sue loves to eat the Cuban sandwich shop near my house.

• my

• Cuban

• sandwich

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct proper adjective.

My grandfather fought in the _____ war.

• Korean

• Korea

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct proper adjective.

My grandmother bought a handmade ____ towel.

• Turkey

• Turkish