Identifying Adjectives
A customer can buy three different kinds of pearls at a jewelry store.
Eagles are often quite bold
Eagles
The oriole has a ______ sound than the raucous, harsh-sounding blue jay. (good comparative )
a) good
b)better
c)best
Better
Flamingos usually live near lakes or seas.
Noun
a toucan has an enormous, brightly colored bill.
article
A harvester could open hundreds of oysters before collecting a small handle of pearls.
Small
In fact, they can see small animals from great heights.
animals
___ birds have relatively larges eyes that weigh more than their brains. (many, positive)
A)many
b) more
c) most
Most birds' bills are functional. A flamingo's strains the mud and water form the food it finds in the water.
Independent Possessive
The toucan's bill appears heavy, but really it is light.
possessive
Valuable pearls can be found in one out of twenty oysters in this type of environment.
Valuable
Public railroads began in the mid-1820s to 1830's in America
railroads
A ______ difference between species is the coloring of feathers. (dramatic comparative )
a) dramatic
b)more dramatic
c) most dramatic
More dramatic
A female flamingo lays on egg each year.
adjective
All the birds have feathers; however, not all birds can fly.
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b) doesn't contain proper adjective
doesn't contain proper adjective
The most popular pearly jewelry is white.
White
Prior to public railroads, many European countries used a form of the railroad to haul coal out of underground mines.
Countries
Certain birds do not migrate because of changes in daylight but instead move according to higher temperatures or _______ conditions. (dry, comparative )
a) dry
b) drier
c)driest
Drier
Hers lies on the top of the shallow next of mud.
independent possessive
African Ostriches are the largest of these birds.
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b) contains proper adjectives
Contains proper adjective
Manufacturers also produce imitation pearls, which are often coated beads.
Imitation
The Baltimore Railroad used horse-powered cars to carry passengers.
cars
The _____ alarms of birds can alert others to danger . (vocal, positive)
a) vocal
b)more vocal
c) most vocal
Vocal
The parents feed fluid into their young flamingo's bill.
noun
Many people consider European starlings nuisances because of their noise
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b) doesn't contain proper adjective
contains proper adjective