ALL ABOUT ADJECTIVES
Identify the adjective in the sentence that describes the girl.
The little girl carefully opened her five gifts.
little
This part of speech is called a describing word. It can be used to describe nouns (people, places, things, ideas) and pronouns.
adjective
This part of speech can modify or describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
adverb
( ) the chair sat our sleepy kitten.
A. between
b. beneath
c. over
b. beneath
correct order or incorrect order?
Amy ate six, delicious, Italian wedding cookies.
correct
Identify the two adjectives in the sentence that describe the kind of person the mother is.
My mother is a kind and caring.
kind
caring
Fill in the blank:
Mike is _______ (loud) than Chen.
louder
What is the adverb in the sentence, AND does it answer the question when, where, or how?
I will call you tomorrow.
tomorrow, tells when
a. upon
b. to
c. with
with
True or false. Adverbs CAN describe nouns and pronouns.
FALSE. Adverbs can only describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Identify the adjectives that describe the carrots.
I bought a few fresh carrots at the store.
few & fresh
Fill in the blank:
My brother's bike is ______ than mine. (big)
bigger
Find the adverb AND the verb it modifies:
The dog willingly obeyed Paul's command.
willingly (adverb)
obeyed (verb)
She often boasts ( ) her rich uncle.
a. on
b. about
c. for
d. by
about
Identify adjective and the word it describes.
The air was warm.
adjective: warm
describes the noun: air
Identify the adjective or adjectives in the sentence.
We saw several beautiful sharks swimming at the aquarium.
several beautiful
Fill in the blank:
Tom was ______ (good) at baseball than his brother, Seth.
better
Ben selfishly refused to share his toys with the other children.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
selfishly
We went out ( ) the rain.
a. however
b. because of
c. in spite of
d. instead of
c. in spite of
Which is NOT an adjective:
town, bright, funny, tall, Italian
town
Put these adjectives in the correct order:
We ordered hiking, black, leather boots off of Amazon.
black, leather, hiking
What is the adjective in this sentence?
Ouch! That bush has prickly thorns that hurt my fingers!
prickly
Find the adverb and if it tells how, when or where.
She recently got her wish.
recently (adverb)
when
The cat is resting ( ) the table.
a. over
b. through
c. behind
d. toward
c. behind
Which is NOT an adverb:
slowly, run, outside, upstairs, soon
run