Types of Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

• A word that tells what a noun is doing.

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

There are four demonstrative adjectives. What are they?

• This, That, These, Those

• A, An, The

• Who, What, When, Where

• Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Thor

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CCSS.L.1.1F

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What do interrogative adjectives do?

• They ask questions about nouns.

• They tell which one.

• They tell how many.

• They knit you new socks when your feet are cold.

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Choose the type of adjective of the underlined word.

The car reduced its speed on the slippery road.

• descriptive adjective

• distributive adjective

• possessive adjective

• proper adjective

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which boxes did you put in the van?

• Distributive adjective

• Demonstrative Adjective

• Descriptive adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Those people are waiting for the doctor.

• Demonstrative Adjective

• Descriptive Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Possessive Adjective

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

I saw three men break into the bank.

• Distributive Adjective

• Descriptive Adjective

• Demonstrative Adjective

• Quantitative Adjective

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

That seat is very uncomfortable.

• Descriptive Adjective

• Demonstrative adjective

• Quantitative Adjective

• Proper Adjective

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

In this sentence identify the adjective: My cake should have sixteen candles.

• cake

• candles

• sixteen

• have

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

The _____beggar ate _____bowls of rice.

• dirty, all

• hunger, two

• hungry, three

• hungered, many

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E