Proper Adjectives
Find the proper adjective AND the noun that it describes:
I drank Chinese tea.
Proper Adjective: Chinese
Noun: tea
Tell whether the adjective in the sentence tells exactly how many or about how many:
Some polar bears live in the zoo.
About how many
Which sentence has an adjective used as a subject complement? What does it tell about?
A. E.B. White created the character Stuart Little.
B. Stuart Little was a mouse.
C. White's characters are likable.
C. White's characters are likable.
Characters --> Likable
Find the sentence with the adjective that compares AND tell what the adjective that compares is:
A. Ponce de León was an explorer.
B. Columbus was braver than Ponce de León.
C. Columbus was an explorer and sailor.
B
Braver
2. Health 4. Pitcher
1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes
4. Yes
Find the proper adjective AND the noun that it describes:
Mexican cocoa is usually made with cinnamon.
Proper Adjective: Mexican
Noun: cocoa
Tell whether the adjective in the sentence tells exactly how many or about how many:
Polar bear cubs weigh an average of one pound at birth.
Exactly how many
Which sentence has an adjective used as a subject complement? What does it tell about?
A. Sally ate the cookie.
B. The cookies were delicious.
C. The cookies had chocolate chips.
B
Cookies --> Delicious
Complete the chart:
Adjective Compare 2 Things Compare 3 or More Things
Dusty ____________ ____________
Compare 2 things: Dustier
Compare 3 or more things: Dustiest
If you can see, touch and count a noun, would you use fewer, fewest or less, least?
If you cannot see, touch and count a noun, would you use fewer, fewest or less, least?
Fewer, Fewest
Less, Least
Write the proper adjective for each proper noun:
Russia (if you are from Russia, you are...)
Proper Adjective: Russian
Complete the sentence with an adjective that tells how many using the directions in the parentheses:
We saw _________ polar bears at the zoo.
Find the adjective as a subject complement on each sentence AND tell the noun that it describes:
The spider was friendly.
Adjective: Friendly
Noun: Spider
Choose the correct adjective that compares in each sentence:
Antarctica is the (windy, windiest) of all continents.
Windiest
Choose the correct adjective that compares in each sentence:
The (more common, most common) animals in the rain forest are insects.
Most common
Write the proper adjective for each proper noun:
Brazil (if you are from Brazil, you are...)
Proper Adjective: Brazilian
Find the adjective that tells how many in the sentence and say whether it tells about how many or exactly how many:
Cubs may live with their mothers for twenty-eight months.
Twenty-eight
Exactly
Find the adjective as a subject complement on each sentence AND tell the noun that it describes:
A statue at the museum is beautiful.Adjective: Beautiful
Noun: Statue
Choose the correct adjective using either good, better, or best AND tell what is being compared:
Jane made __________ banana bread.
Good
Nothing is being compared
Choose the correct adjective that compares in each sentence:
Rain-forest plants are among the (more useful, most useful) plants.
Most useful
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the proper adjective in the parentheses:
Fiddles accompany the polka, a traditional _________ dance. (Poland)
Proper Adjective: Polish
Find the adjective that tells how many in the sentence and say whether it tells about how many or exactly how many:
It takes the cubs a few years to learn how to hunt well.
About
Find the adjective as a subject complement on each sentence AND tell the noun that it describes:
The words in the web were wonderful.Adjective: Wonderful
Noun: Words
Choose the correct adjective using either bad, worse, or worst AND tell what is being compared:
The results of my cooking are the ____________ eating experience a person can have.
Worst
My cooking to all other experiences of cooking
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:
We have (fewer, less) good hitters this year.
Fewer