Words Used as Nouns or Adjectives

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

• cake

• candles

• sixteen

• have

Identify the adjective: 
I heard a funny joke yesterday. 

• funny

• joke

• heard

Identify the adjective: 

The young class was nervous about the test.

• young

• class

• about

• test

The shiny car caught his attention.

• shiny

• car

• attention

The teacher taught an interesting class.

• teacher

• taught

• interesting

• class

Identify the adjective:
The textbook was heavy.

• textbook

• The

• heavy

• was

Identify the adjective:
Her mother is an great cook!

• Her 

• mother

• great 

• cook

What Are Adjectives?

• Are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

• Is a word that is used to change, modify or qualify several types of words.

• Is defined as a word or phrase that is used as a substitution for a noun or noun phrase.

• are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.

The Adjectives Modify Nouns?

• Yes

• No

Identify the adjectives: Italian cuisine is renowned for its rich flavors.

• is

• renowned

• cuisine

• Italian

• rich