Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• An inference

• A person, place, or thing

• A word describing a noun

• An action word

Why do you want to use adjectives?

• Makes a story more interesting

• Creates description

• Allows the reader to visualize what they are reading

• All of the above

Adjectives DO NOT include

• shapes

• colors

• personality

• a definition

Choose the adjective(s): I walked my shaggy dog to the vet.

• dog

• walked

• shaggy

• vet

Choose the adjective(s): The fresh pie was warm out of the oven.

• fresh

• pie

• fresh, warm

• warm, oven

Which one is not an adjective?

• bright

• tall

• round

• lamp

Choose the correct list including all ALL adjectives

• round, grey, jumping

• many, old, babysitter

• kind, sharpener, hard

• clean, friendly, red

Choose the adjective(s): The designer changed the basic design of the popular model.

• basic

• design

• popular

• model

Choose the adjective(s): A good hiking boot needs a sturdy sole.

• good

• boot

• sturdy

• sole

Choose the adjective(s): We watched the little silvery fish jump completely out of the water.

• silvery

• fish

• little