Adjectives

Adjectives

Descriptive words for nouns

Adjectives

a word that describes or modifies a noun

Open Ended

Add an adjective to the sentence to make the writing more complex.

Juan enjoys _____ food even though his family likes ____ foods.

Open Ended

Add an adjective to the sentence to make the writing more complex.

April is a ____ month with _____ showers all the time.

Open Ended

Add an adjective to the sentence to make the writing more complex.

Jesse walked along side the ____ dog.

Open Ended

Add an adjective to the sentence to make the writing more complex.

The ____ man hollered across the store.

Great!

Just ask yourself if what is being described is a person, place, or thing. If so, then it is an adjective. If an action is being described, then it is an adverb.

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

The old man walked with a cane and a limp.

• limp

• cane

• walked

• old

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

It was a dark, cloudy night with wind an biting rain.

• night

• dark

• wind

• rain

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

Where is the brown cat going?

• Where

• brown

• cat

• going

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

The two girls walked away.

• The

• two

• walked

• away

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

I like the spicy wings most of all.

• I

• like

• spicy

• wings

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

He is really annoying.

• He

• is

• really

• annoying

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

The tall girl was their goalie.

• tall

• girl

• their

• goalie