Understanding Adjectives in 3rd Grade

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a verb.

• A type of noun that indicates a person.

• A phrase that modifies a sentence.

• A word that describes a noun.

Identify the adjective in this sentence: The cat is fluffy.

• soft

• fluffy

• small

• cute

Choose the correct adjective: The car is (fast, faster, fastest).

• slow

• fast

• medium

• quickest

Fill in the blank with an adjective: The (____) dog barked loudly.

• big

• lazy

• small

• quiet

Which word is an adjective: happy, run, quickly?

• swiftly

• happy

• joyful

• jog

How do adjectives help us in writing?

• Adjectives are only used in poetry.

• Adjectives make writing less interesting.

• Adjectives are unnecessary in technical writing.

• Adjectives help us in writing by adding detail and enhancing descriptions.

Circle the adjectives in this sentence: The tall tree swayed in the wind.

• green

• tall

• in

• swayed

What is the comparative form of 'big'?

• huge

• small

• bigger

• tall

Write a sentence using at least two adjectives.

• The beautiful, colorful flowers bloomed in the garden.

• The cat slept on the warm windowsill.

• The tall tree swayed gently in the wind.

• The flowers bloomed in the garden.

Identify the correct punctuation for this sentence: The (happy, sad) child played outside.

• The child played outside: happy, sad.

• The child played outside happy, sad.

• The happy or sad child played outside.

• The happy and sad child played outside.