Descriptive and Proper Adjectives

Adjectives describe...

• Nouns

• Pronouns

• Verbs

• Nouns and Pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Adjectives answer what kind, how many, or which one.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Proper adjectives do NOT get capitalized.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Predicate adjectives follow...

• Helping verbs (ex. can, would, have, etc.)

• Linking verbs (ex. forms of to be, seem, sound, etc.)

• Action verbs (ex. run, jump, play, etc.)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

In the sentence, "On picture day, I woke up with an ugly pimple on my chin" what type of adjective is the word "ugly"?

• Adjective

• Proper adjective

• Predicate adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

In the sentence, "The cafeteria always serves Mexican food on Tuesdays" what type of adjective is the word "Mexican"?

• Adjective

• Proper adjective

• Predicate adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence, "My favorite teacher is funny and nice" what type of adjective is the word "funny"?

• Adjective

• Proper adjective

• Predicate adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Identify the proper adjective in the following sentence: "Betsy Ross designed the American flag for the colonial militia."

• Betsy

• colonial

• designed

• American

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the predicate adjective in the following sentence: "The first week back from Winter break is exhausting."

• exhausting

• first

• Winter

• back

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: "I was so angry when my favorite Warner shirt shrunk in the washing machine."

• angry

• favorite

• Warner

• machine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B