Describing Words
The pink flower is blooming quite nicely.
pink
Sam ate two massive slices of cake.
DAILY DOUBLE!What parts of speech can an adjective describe?
adjectives can only describe nouns and pronouns
We ate meatloaf for dinner.
for
Pacy paints well.
well
My pesky brother stole my backpack.
pesky
That was the worst movie of all time!
worst
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
Cam vacationed at a lovely Italian village last month.
correct
I like eating chocolate at night.
at
The lazy turtle eventually made it to a safe location.
eventually
We watched several movies in class.
several
Gina is taller than Carla.
taller
correct or incorrect?
Afterwards, Cam went shopping at a little, cute, shoe store.
incorrect
Sometimes, I eat chocolate with my friends.
with
Finally, the little baby stopped crying!
finally
The nurse was very kind and sweet.
kind, sweet
If you didn't already know, candy tastes good.
good
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
Katie put all her belongings in a small, brown, paper, bag.
correct
She placed her bag on the counter after school.
on, after
I placed the check over there.
there
The picture clearly showed a broken bone.
broken describes the noun, bone
number, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose
How many adjectives does the sentence have?
We went shopping before eating dinner.
zero
The boys have been friends for a long time.
for
The new puppy nervously chewed on the old, gross sock.
nervously