Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• a word that describes a verb

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that usually ends in -ly

• a person, place or thing

Where does an adjective usually go in a sentence?

• the first word

• the last word

• before a noun

• after a noun

Which of the following words is an adjective?

• run

• love

• pretty

• quickly

Which of the following words is an adjective?

• green

• color

• rainbow

• paint

Which of the following words is an adjective?

• grow

• kindergarten

• baby

• young

What is the adjective in this sentence?

The spooky ghost haunted the house.

• spooky

• ghost

• haunted

• house

What noun does the adjective describe in this sentence?

The spooky ghost haunted the house.

• spooky

• ghost

• haunted

• house

What is the adjective in this sentence?

I really want the purple shoes I saw at the mall.

• really

• want

• purple

• shoes

What noun does the adjective describe in this sentence?

I really want the purple shoes I saw at the mall.

• really

• want

• purple

• shoes

Which of the following choices is NOT a type of adjective?

• color

• size

• person

• opinion