Types of Adjectives

What is the purpose of an adjective?

• It is used to describe a noun, providing more information about it.

• It is used to link a subject to more information about that subject

• It is used in conjunction with a helping verb to create a verb phrase

• It answers specific questions about how an action was accomplished

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is a comparative adjective?

• It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

• They can be rearranged and switched and still make sense.

• It is used to indicate or point out a noun or pronoun.

• It is an adjective that is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What is a superlative adjective?

• It is an adjective that is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

• It is used to ask questions about nouns.

• It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

• It can describe a noun's quantity, quality, color, size, etc.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What punctuation mark is used between two adjectives that are directly next to each other?

• semicolon

• comma

• hyphen

• colon

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which word is NOT an article?

• a

• an

• the

• my

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CCSS.L.1.1H

Comparative adjectives usually end in...

• -er

• -est

• -ly

• -or

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Superlative adjectives usually end in...

• -ly

• -er

• -est

• -or

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Name the underlined adjective.

The red balloons are for the party.

• proper

• superlative

• common

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Name the underlined adjective.

Sue is a faster runner than Emily.

• superlative

• comparative

• compound

• proper

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Name the underlined adjective.

Baseball is more fun than soccer.

• comparative

• superlative

• compound

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CCSS.L.3.1G