Adjectives, part 1

Adjectives, part 1

Demonstrative, Proper, Article

GOALS: I can identify adjectives in a sentence. I can
determine if a word is a demonstrative adjective or pronoun.

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Adjectives

Definition: Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.

Refresh yourself with Schoolhouse Rock.

We use adjectives to tell us about people. Mrs. Doenges is
PRETTY, INTELLIGENT, FUNNY, and AWESOME.

Article Adjectives

There are 3 article adjectives.

They are divided into 2 categories-- indefinite and definite.

A is used before consonant sound.

A zoo or a guide

An is used before a vowel sound.

An hour or an ocean

A
An
The

A,An

These are
vague; we
use them

before

items in a
general
group.

The

We use

THE when
we refer to
a specific

item or

items in a

group.

There is a
catchy tune
for these.

Click HERE

to listen.

Multiple Choice

Are you coming to _______ party next Saturday?

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

I bought _______ new television yesterday.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

She was wearing ______ ugly dress when she got her picture made unexpectedly yesterday.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

She is ______ nice girl.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Do you want to go to ______ restaurant that has the best pizza ever made?

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

______ migrant workers organized a protest march.

• A

• An

• The

Proper Adjectives

Proper Adjectives come from Proper Nouns.

Just like proper nouns, proper adjectives must have a capital
letter.

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Examples:

Proper Noun:
America (place)
Proper Adj:
American (person)

Proper Noun:
Easter (day)
Proper Adj:
Easter Sunday

Proper Noun:
Greece (place)
Proper Adj:
Greek (person)

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Multiple Choice

Like proper nouns, proper adjectives begin with capital letters.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is a proper adjective?

• Italian

• spicy

• flavourful

• tasty

Fill in the Blanks

Write the proper adjective for the proper noun. Use an online dictionary if you are not sure how to spell the adjective form of the proper noun.

Spain

Fill in the Blanks

Write the proper adjective for the proper noun. Use an online dictionary if you are not sure how to spell the adjective form of the proper noun.

Ireland

Multiple Choice

Proper adjectives are usually formed using the endings

• ish and an

• ese and ish

• an and ese

• an, ish and ese

Multiple Select

The proper adjective Persian was formed from Persia.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Sushi is a (Japan) dish made with raw fish. The proper adjective should be

• Japanese

• japanese

Demonstrative Adjectives

We have talked about these before with Demonstrative
Pronouns.

Demonstrative Adjectives point out the thing it refers to.
There is ALWAYS a noun following it that the word is
describing.

Example: THIS cat is mine. Or I own THAT dog.

This
That
These
Those

Multiple Choice

______ are my pants.

• these

• this

Multiple Choice

'Hi, Chris. ______ is my friend Jona.'

'Hi, Jona. Nice to meet you.'

• This

• That

Multiple Choice

Is ______ hotel nice?

• that

• those

Multiple Choice

That boy wore a dirty red shirt.

Which is the demonstrative adjective?

• That

• Boy

• red

• dirty

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adjectives and demonstrative pronouns.

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HW

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are ADJECTIVES?

• round

• lion

• jeans

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are ADJECTIVES?

• school

• sunny

• frog

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are ADJECTIVES?

• jam

• boots

• bumpy

Fill in the Blanks

Which of the following is adjective?

Jayapura is larger than Biak?

Fill in the Blanks

Which of the following is adjective?

Jayapura is the largest city in Papua

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective or adjectives:

Jen has a huge amount of cupcakes for the bakery.

• has

• huge

• cupcakes

• bakery

• Jen

Multiple Select

Identify the adjective or adjectives:

The strong firefighter helped the scared kitten who was caught in a tree.

• firefighter

• scared

• helped

• tree

• strong

Multiple Select

Identify the adjectives in the sentence:

The delicious cookies were kept on a high shelf.

• cookies

• delicious

• were

• shelf

• high

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective or adjectives:

Andrea needs little encouragement getting the work done.

• work

• Andrea

• work

• little

• getting

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presentation….

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adjectives. Be sure you’re ready….

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Homework

Recap:

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