Adjectives in Writing
Articles
Demonstratives
Comparative & Superlative
Proper Adjectives
100
What 2 types of words do adjectives describe?
Nouns and pronouns
100
What are the 3 articles?
a, an, the
100
Which of the 3 adjective questions do demonstratives answer?
Which one?
100
When comparing TWO items, the adjective will have which ending?
-er
100
True or False? Proper adjectives are NEVER capitalized.
False! Proper adjectives are ALWAYS capitalized.
200
What 3 questions do adjectives help us answer?
What kind? Which one? How many?
200
True or false? We use the articles "a" and "an" to refer to ANY person, place, or thing.
True!
200
Can you name the 4 demonstrative adjectives?
this, that, these, those
200
Adjectives that end in "-st" are called what?
Superlative
200
What proper adjective describes a person from France?
French
300
Name the adjective(s) and the noun(s) it describes in the sentence: Many students knew the answer to the tricky question.
many -> students the, tricky -> question
300
True or False? The article "a" refers to a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing.
False. "A" refers to ANY person, place, or thing.
300
If an adjective is PLURAL and NEAR, we use the demonstrative...
These
300
What is the superlative form of the adjective "pretty"?
Prettiest
300
People from Greece are called...
Greek
400
Name the adjectives and the nouns they describe in the sentence: The Chinese food we ordered for dinner was delicious.
The, Chinese, delicious -> food
400
The article "an" is always used before what sound?
Vowel sound
400
Name the demonstrative adjective and tell whether it is singular/plural and near/far away? Those little puppies.
Those - plural/far away
400
What is the comparative form of the adjective "bad"?
worse
400
What is the proper adjective for Denmark? (Hint: think about donuts!)
Danish
500
Name the adjectives and the nouns they describe in the sentence: That young boy chased his big, green ball into the busy street.
That, young -> boy big, green -> ball busy -> street
500
True or False: "the" refers to a specific person, place, or thing
True!
500
Name the demonstrative adjective that would best fit in the sentence: ________ cakes in the refrigerator over there are fresh.
Those
500
Fill in the blanks using the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective: tiny, _________, __________
tinier, tiniest
500
If you live in Wisconsin, you are called a...
Wisconsinite
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