Understanding Adjectives 4th grade

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb

• A word that connects sentences

• A word that shows action

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech?

• Emotion

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Conjunction

How many adjectives are in the sentence: 'The little boy was sad because he lost his new bouncy basketball.'?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

Which of the following can adjectives describe?

• How something feels

• All of the above

• How many

• How something acts

What does the adjective 'furry' describe?

• A place

• A thing

• A person

• An action

Which sentence has been made more interesting with adjectives?

• Bees can fly.

• The bees flew around the flowers.

• The flowers are pretty.

• The joyful, sweet bees flew around the flowers.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The cold wind blew fiercely across the city.'

• cold

• blew

• fiercely

• city

How does an adjective typically function in a sentence?

• To show action

• To describe a noun or pronoun

• To connect clauses or sentences

• To modify a verb

Which sentence uses an adjective to describe quantity?

• The library has many books.

• The fast runner won the race.

• She sings beautifully.

• The cake tastes sweet.

Which word from the sentence describes the noun?

An arrogant student always thought he knew the answer.

• arrogant

• student

• knew

• answer