Descriptive/Proper
Adjectives
Adjectives
Find the descriptive adjectives in the sentence.
Dinosaurs that ate plants were often huge animals.
Huge
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_______ocean
an
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That period is often called "the age of reptiles."
That
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Brave
Braver; bravest
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(More intelligent Most intelligent) of all the dinosaurs was Troodon, a small meat eater.
Most intelligent
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They spend long hours looking for fossils of dinosaurs.
Write the correct indefinite article before the item.
______pebble
a
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Those drawings show the plants that grew during the Jurassic period.
Those
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tiny
Tinier; Tiniest
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The earth’s climate was (more moderate most moderate) during the age of the reptiles that it is today.
more moderate
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A complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex is in a ______ museum. (Midwest)
Midwestern
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The fossil was a rare find.
a-indefinite
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_______ exhibit at the museum is amazing. (near)
This
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Good
better; best
Write less or fewer before the noun. Tell whether each noun is a concrete noun or an abstract noun.
knowledge
less knowledge
Abstract
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Mary Anning, a _________ fossil hunter of the 19th century, found many important fossils. (Britain)
British
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A fossil of a cockroach was found by geologists, and the ancient insect was about three inches long.
a- indefinite
a-indefinite
the-definite
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_______ workers are actually preparing and cleaning fossils. (far)
Those
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The (bigger biggest) dinosaurs of all were the long-necked plant eaters called sauropods.
Biggest
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(Fewer Less) trees can also have a negative effect.
Fewer
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These dinosaurs often had long necks and heavy, massive tails.
long, heavy, massive
Look at the description in italics of the number of people. Add an article where an article is needed. Put an X if none is needed.
There were two presenters:______principal and ______district superintendent presented the prize.
the or a
the or a
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Dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period when these animals flourished.
These; plural; animals
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Plant-eating dinosaurs had (larger largest) stomachs than meat eaters because plants are (harder hardest) to digest.
larger; harder
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(Less fewer) food for animals at the bottom of the food chain can mean starvation for animals at the top.
Less