Identifying Adjectives
Identify the adjectives AND the noun it modifies:
There was a dark spot on the carpet.
dark = adjective;
modifies spot
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
Pedro is (OLD) than his brother Carlos.
older
Identify the adverb, the word it modifies
The dog ate hungrily.
Adverb = hungrily
Verb = ate
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
Mary ran (FAST) than Patty.
faster
Jacob bought ____ new bike. ____ bike is very fast.
a, The
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies:
Please pass the delicious cookies.
the = article;
modifies cookies
delicious = article;
modifies cookies
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
The long coat is the (EXPENSIVE) of all the coats.
most expensive
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies:
The white paint dried overnight.
Verb = dried
Adverb = overnight
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
He stood (CLOSE) to the elephant than anyone else.
closer
Put the missing articles where needed.
Our Sports Day is on fourth of May.
Our Sports Day is on the fourth of May.
Identify all adjectives in the following sentence:
My favourite game to play is Chinese checkers.
My = possessive adjective
favourite: adjective
modifies game
Chinese = proper adjective
modifies checkers
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
The kitten was (ADORABLE) than I remember.
more adorable
Identify the adverb, the word it modifies
Today he brought the newspaper.
Adverb = today
Verb = brought
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
Who acted (POLITELY): Jason, Martha, or Ted?
most politely
Put the missing articles where needed.
Patrick chopped some firewood with big axe. He piled firewood behind his house.
Patrick chopped some firewood with a big axe. He piled the firewood behind his house.
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies:
Our Science teacher showed us a thorny cactus.
Science: adjective
Modifies: teacher
thorny: adjective
modifies: cactus
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
We had (LITTLE) snow than usual this year.
less
Identify the adverb, the word it modifies,
They live in an extremely large house.
Adverb = extremely
Adjective = large
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
Emilio ate (little) quickly than Tom did.
less
Put the missing article where needed.
Look! There's rainbow in sky.
Look! There's a rainbow in the sky.
Identify the adjectives AND the nouns they modify:
The rose petals feel soft.
the = article; modifies petals
rose = common adjective; modifies petals
Predicate adjective = soft; modifies petals
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
The score was far (BAD) than the last time we lost.
worse
Identify the adverb, the word it modifies,
The story was unusually short.
Adverb = unusually
Adjective = short
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence:
Monarch butterflies migrate the (FAR) of all the butterflies.
farthest
Put the missing articles where needed.
There's tub of honey in fridge.
There's a tub of honey in the fridge.