Descriptive and Proper Adjectives/Articles
Add a descriptive adjective before each noun.
__________ flamingo
__________ fish
Possible Answers:
What is Pink flamingo
What is Tall flamingo
What is Scaly fish
What is Large fish
Use the correct demonstrative adjective before each noun. Use the word in parentheses to help you choose.
_____ compartments held passengers on the long voyage. (far)
What is
Those
Find the adjective used as a subject complement in each sentence. Tell the noun the adjective describes.
Her webs were delicate.
What is..
Delicate
Webs
Choose the correct adjective that compares in the sentence.
Antartica is (colder coldest) than North America.
What is...
Colder
Find the adjectives that compare in each sentence.
Some of the most important rainforest products are chocolate and spices.
What is...
Most important
Find the proper adjective in each sentence. Tell the noun it describes.
The Korean national dish is kimchee, which is pickled cabbage.
What is Korean..dish
Find the adjective in each sentence that tells how many. Does it tell exactly how many or about how many?
Cubs may live with their mothers for 28 months.
What is
28
Exactly how many
Surprise!!!!! (This might be really scary!!!!)
It is your lucky day! You just won your team an additional 200 points!
Love Miss Reilly
Choose the correct adjective to complete each sentence. Use good, better, or best.
We've had a _____ time eating these.
Moira's pumpkin muffins are the _____ of all.
What is...
Good
Best
Decide if each noun can be counted.
Ballpark
Health
Pitcher
What is...
Yes
No
Yes
Add the indefinite article a or an before each noun.
_____ nickel
_____ eagle
_____ portrait
_____ invention
A nickel
An eagle
A portrait
An invention
Let's use that tablecloth.
What is
That, singular, tablecloth
Tell the position of each italicized adjective--before a noun or as a subject complement.
Many animals have effective defenses.
A skunks smell, for example, can be unpleasant to enemies.
What is..
Before a noun
Subject complement
Find the adjective that compares in each sentence.
The weather is harsher at the poles than in other places.
Exploration is one of the oldest human activities.
What is...
Harsher
Oldest
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
We have had (fewer less) time for practice this year.
Our best pitcher, Sophia, has allowed the (fewest least) hits of all the pitchers in the league.
What is...
Less
Fewest
Find the descriptive adjective in these two sentences. Tell the nouns the adjectives describe.
Soft coral has tiny rods throughout its tissue.
The lovely coral feels like soft, bendable leather.
What is
Soft coral and tiny rods
Lovely coral and soft, bendable leather
A polar bear's nose lets it smell prey _____ miles away. (about how many)
What is
Several/Many
Complete each sentence with a noun or adjective used as a subject complement. You may add more than one word to complete the sentence.
Computer games can be_____
A grilled cheese sandwich is_____
What is: Possible answers
Difficult, easy, fun
Tasty, cheesy, gooey
Choose the correct adjective that compares in each sentence.
My best friend's oatmeal raisin cookies were the (best better worse) I ever tasted.
My brother said that my second batch of cookies was (worse good worst) than my first batch.
What is...
Best
Worse
Choose the correct adjective that compares to complete each sentence.
Saving the rain forests may be humans' (most urgent more urgent) task.
What is...
Most urgent
Complete the paragraph with articles.
Look at _____ quarter. What do you see on it? Do you see _____ name of _____ state? In 1999 _____ U.S. Mint started to issue _____ series of quarters with states on them.
What is... 1. A
2. The
3. A
4. The
5. A
Find the demonstrative adjective in each of these sentences.
Please pass me those sweet potatoes.
People ate venison at that first dinner.
Nowadays we generally eat turkey for this holiday.
What is..
Those
That
This
Find the adjectives in the sentences. Tell whether the adjective comes before a noun or whether it is a subject complement.
Its long tentacles spread out.
Their tails are helpful because they can drop off to distract a nearby enemy.
What is...
Before a noun
Subject complement, before a noun
Complete the chart.
Adjective Compare 2 things Compare 3 or More
Tall
Dusty
Wide
What is...
Taller, Tallest
Dustier, Dustiest
Wider, Widest
Decide if each noun can be counted. Then write phrases to show whether you should use fewer, fewest, less or least with each noun.
Excitement
Ticket
What is...
No- Less excitement, Least excitement
Yes- Fewer tickets, Fewest tickets