Articles & Commas
What are the three words called articles?
a, an, the
What do adjectives describe?
nouns
What suffixes are added to an adjective to compare two or more than two nouns?
What do adverbs describe?
verbs
When do I use an instead of a?
before a vowel or vowel sound
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
Mom loves pink flowers.
pink
What two words are used to compare nouns with multiple syllables?
more and most
What letters usually come at the end of an adverb?
ly
Are the articles a and an used for singular or plural nouns?
singular
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
I picked several flowers.
several
What word can I use to compare two nouns?
more
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
We rode horses yesterday.
yesterday
Is the article the used for singular or plural nouns or both?
both
Where is the adjective usually located?
before the noun
What word can I use to compare three nouns (or more than 2 nouns)?
most
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
She tiptoed softly.
softly
Is the article an used correctly in the following sentence? How do you know?
Lunch is an hour from now.
yes, hour starts with a vowel sound
What two questions do adjectives answer?
what kind?
how many?
For the adjective beautiful, do I use -est or -most? Why?
most, because it has multiple syllables
What questions do adverbs answer?
how?
when?
where?