Types of Adjectives

Kinds of adjectives

By D. Rogers

Objective​:

​Students will be able to:

• Identify adjectives in a given sentence

• determine the kind of adjective used

• Compose adjectives

7.L.1 Demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English​ grammar and usage when writing and speaking.

Multiple Select

An adjective is a word that describes a ____ and or _______.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

A word that expresses action (something you can do) is a ____.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

Multiple Choice

An adjective usually comes before the noun it describes.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

When an adjective comes after a noun it usually follows a?

• helping verb

• linking verb

• noun

​Remember ...

Adjectives that follow a linking verb ​are called predicate adjectives.

​ Kinds of adjectives!!!

​words that tell us about the kind or qualities of the person or thing being talked about.

​Possessive adjective examples

Multiple Choice

There were twelve boys trying out for the basketball team.

The adjective twelve is an adjective of?

• quality

• quantity/number

Multiple Choice

The girl lost her glasses.

what is the adjective in this sentence?

• girl

• glasses

• her

Multiple Select

At sunset the sky is beautiful.

What is the adjective in this sentence and what kind of adjective is it?

• beautiful

• demonstrative adjective

• sunset

• quality

Multiple Choice

I love to eat homemade cookies.

What is the adjective and the noun it describes?

• love/I

• homemade/cookie

• eat/homemade

Multiple Choice

Those shoes are mine.

How many adjectives are in this sentence?

• 1

• 2

• 3