Identifying Adjectives
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies: There was a dark spot on the carpet.
Adjective = dark Noun = spot
What is the adjective or adjectives in the sentence. Pedro is older than Carlos, even though Carlos is taller.
older, taller
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies:
The dog ate hungrily.
Adverb = hungrily Verb = ate
Mary ran faster than Patty and beat her to the ice cream stand.
faster
Identify the word in parentheses that fits the sentence: Alex didn't feel (good, well), so he stayed home from school.
well
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies: Please pass the delicious cookies.
Adjective = delicious Noun = cookies
What is the adjective or adjectives in the sentence? The long coat is the most expensive of all the coats.
long, most expensive
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies:
The white paint dried overnight.
Adverb = overnight Verb = dried
What is the adverb or adverbs in the sentence?
He drove faster than the other race car driver and won the championship easily.
faster, easily
Identify the word in parentheses that fits the sentence: Mr. Allen didn't mean (anything, nothing) by his comment.
anything
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies:
Beth has five sisters.
Adjective = five Noun = sisters
What is the adjective or adjectives in the sentence?
The kitten was more adorable than I remember.
more adorable, adorable
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies:
Today he brought the newspaper.
Adverb = today Verb = brought
Who acted most politely, Jason, Martha, or Ted?
politely or most politely
Identify the word in parentheses that fits the sentence: The new song sounded (good, well) on the radio.
good
Find the adjective or adjectives in this sentence. My favorite game to play is chinese checkers.
favorite, chinese
What is the adjective or adjectives in the sentence? We had less snow than usual this year.
less
Identify the adverb and the adjective it modifies:
They live in an extremely large house.
Adverb = extremely Adjective = large
Emilio ate less quickly than Tom did, and did not get indigestion like Tom.
less quickly or quickly
She performed the dance (bad, badly).
badly
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies: The puppy became frisky after he ate the treat.
Adjective = frisky Noun = puppy
What is the adjective or adjectives in the sentence? The score was worse than the last time we lost.
worse, last
Identify the adverb and the adjective it modifies.
The story was unusually short.
Adverb = unusually Adjective = short
Monarch butterflies migrate the farthest of all the butterflies.
farthest
Write the negative contraction of the following affirmative word: will
won't