Adjectives. Adjective  A word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

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Adjectives

Adjective  A word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Adjectives   Adjectives tell what kind, which one, how many, or how much.

What Kind Examples  dog  gentle dog  day  foggy day  movie  scary movie  shoes  purple shoes

Which One Examples  sixth grade  these books  other people  any cd

How many or how much examples  two tickets  full pitcher  most players  no work

Adjectives   Adjectives usually come before words they modify but sometimes an adjective comes after the word it modifies.  Example: The dog is The dog is gentle.

Proper Adjectives   A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.  Examples: Japanese islands Mayan Art American flag

Comparison   Adjectives can also show degrees of comparison.   The comparative and superlative forms show degrees of adjective comparison.

The Comparative   The comparative form of an adjective is used when comparing two things.   Most adjectives add er to compare two things. Examples:   Tall----Taller   Great---Greater   Small---Smaller

The Comparative   Some adjectives with two or more syllables use more or less to compare. Example: graceful---more graceful beautiful—more beautiful

The Superlative   The superlative form is used when comparing three or more things.   Most adjectives add est to compare three or more things.Examples:  Tall---Taller---Tallest  Great---Greater---Greatest  Small---Smaller---Smallest

The Superlative   Some adjectives with two or more syllables use most. Examples: wonderful—more wonderful—most wonderful Athletic—more athletic—most athletic

Irregular forms of Comparison   Some adjectives are irregular and do not follow the rules of comparison. Examples: Good— Better (comparative) Best (superlative) Bad--- Worse (comparative) Worst (superlative)

Identify the adjectives The smell of the wild grass was strong I have a free ticket for the last game The Egyptian mummies are on display on the first floor.

Adjective Activity   Think of 10 adjectives that begin with the same letter as your first name and that describe you.   Make a poster using these adjectives. Be creative, descriptive, and colorful!