Adjective Basics
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
What are the articles?
a, an, the
What are the demonstrative adjectives?
this, that, these, those
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the adjective in the parentheses.
The ______________ river in the world is the Nile River. (long)
longest
Fill in the blank with more or most.
The blueberry pie is the ____________ delicious dessert I've ever eaten.
most
Find all the adjectives in this sentence! Include articles!
After school I need to wash the dirty laundry, and I have to rake up the dead leaves.
the, dirty, the, dead
Complete the sentence
She adopted ___ puppy from the shelter yesterday.
a
Fill in the blank with the proper demonstrative adjective.
We can plant ____________ seeds in the garden.
these
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the adjective in the parentheses.
Calm water is _____________ for rowing than rough water. (safe)
safer
Write the form of the adjective in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
Mia Hamm is the _____________ female soccer player of all time. (good)
best
Find all the adjectives in this sentence. Include the articles!
I need to rehearse many pages of lines because we have a big play on Wednesday.
many, a, big
Complete the sentence.
I saw ___ elephant at the zoo during our trip.
an
Fill in the blank with the proper demonstrative adjective.
Wipe your feet on ______________ mat.
this
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the adjective in the parentheses.
Misty is the ______________ cat I've ever seen. (fluffy)
fluffiest
Write the form of the adjective in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
I hate stubbing my toe, it causes the __________ pain. (bad)
worst
Find all the adjectives in this sentence. Include articles!
Although he is full from dinner, he is hungry for the delicious dessert.
full, hungry, the, delicious
Complete the sentence.
We visited ___ Eiffel Tower when we were in Paris.
the
Fill in the blank with the proper demonstrative adjective.
Can you read __________ sign up ahead?
that
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the adjective in the parentheses.
Naomi won the prize for growing the _____________ pumpkin of them all. (big)
biggest
Write the form of the adjective in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
Joan thinks that soccer is ______________ than tennis. (good)
better
When describing how many and what kind, which adjective comes first: the adjective that describes how many or the adjective that describes what kind?
Example: The two white swans floated in the pool.
Complete the sentence.
He wants to become ___ engineer when he grows up.
an
Fill in the blank with the proper demonstrative adjective.
_____________ houses are on the other side of the lake.
Those
Fill in the blank with more or most.
This new atlas is ___________ helpful than the old one.
more
Write the form of the adjective in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
His headache was _____________ after he skipped lunch. (bad)