Descriptive
What is a descriptive adjective?
Adjectives describe nouns
Some descriptive adjectives tell about age, size, shape, color, or origin
Other descriptive adjectives describe additional qualities
What are the definite and indefinite articles? Explain when each is used.
Definite-the
Indefinite- a(before a consonant), an(before a vowel)
What is a numerical adjective?
A numerical adjective indicates an exact number
Numerical adjectives may refer to the number of people or things
They may also refer to the arrangement of things in numerical order
What is a subject complement? What does it follow?
An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes or explains the subject is called a subject complement.
Define positive, comparative and superlative degrees.
Positive degree- Describes a quality or characteristic
Comparative degree- Used to compare two items or two sets of items
Superlative- Use to compare three or more items.
Identify the descriptive adjectives:
My aunt has a gorgeous garden of small flowers.
gorgeous and small
Complete each sentence with definite or indefinite articles:
1. ____ South Pacific has many islands. (D)
2. ____ atoll is ____ coral reef that surrounds ____ body of water. (I)
2. An, a, a
Identify the numerical adjectives
1. I have one sandwich and two cookies in my lunch bag.
2. The first day of the week is Monday.
3. There are four students in the library.
4. Bethany is the fourth student to finish the assignment.
1. one, two
2. first
3. four
4. fourth
Identify the subject complements in the sentences:
1. In summer the climate of Florida is hot.
2. In winter, temperatures remain warm.
1. hot
2. warm
Identify whether the italicized word is positive, comparative or superlative.
Water pollution is one of the country's biggest problems.
Superlative
Identify the descriptive adjectives in the sentences:
1. Creative artists sometimes use crayons to draw pictures.
2. They used colorful pigments made from soil.
1. Creative
2. colorful
It is _____(I) part of ______(D) world that has more water than land.
A, The
Fill in the blanks
1. I am the ____ person in line.
2. There are _____ students to my left
3. There are ____ boys and ____ girls to my right.
4. ______ girls to my right are wearing jeans.
Answers Will Vary
1. first, second, tenth, hundredth
2. seven, two, twenty-five
3. five boys and eight girls
4. Nine girls
List 5 linking verbs
Answers Will Vary
was, is, were, are, become, have been, will be, seem
Rewrite the following sentences using the correct adjective
1. The excitingest part was feeding the large birds.
2. I ate an ostrich burger, and it was the tastier burger I've ever eaten.
1. The most exciting part was feeding the large birds.
2. I ate an ostrich burger, and it was the tastiest burger I've ever eaten.
Write an adjective to describe the following nouns:
1. ______ painting
2. ______ dog
3. ______ teacher
Examples:
1. beautiful
2. energetic
3. young
Fill in the blanks with the correct indefinite articles:
____ hour
____ octagon
____ egg
An
Only ________ ________ numbers within sentences are spelled out.
single digit
Identify the subject, subject complement, and linking verb in the sentences below
1. Vacations in Florida can be wonderful.
2. Some sea animals are dangerous.
1. S- Vacations SC-wonderful V- can be
2. S-Sea animals SC- dangerous, V- are
Identify the adjective and state whether it is positive, comparative, or superlative
1. Hurricanes are among the most dangerous types of storms.
2. The steam engine is older than hydroelectric power.
1. most dangerous- superlative
2. older- comparative
Use the words below in two different sentences. Make sure to use the word as a descriptive adjective.
1. Sunset
2. Pizza
Examples:
1. Dana watched the beautiful sunset with Kayla.
2. We ate the delicious pizza after school yesterday.
Fill in the blanks with the correct indefinite articles
______ monkey
______ teacher
______ apple
______ librarian
______ elephant
______ student
______ icicle
A monkey
A teacher
An apple
A librarian
An elephant
A student
An icicle
When spelled out, the numbers 21-99 are ______________.
hyphenated
Identify the subject, subject complement, and linking verb in the sentences below
1. The visitors seem happy on their vacation.
2. Surfing and Snorkeling in Hawaii are fun!
1. S-visitors SC-happy V-seem
2. S- Surfing and Snorkeling SC- fun V-are
Write the comparative and superlative degrees of each adjective
sharp, good, and dangerous
sharp, sharper, sharpest
good, better, best
dangerous, more/less dangerous, most/least dangerous