1. Adjectives & Articles Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns by telling what kind, which one, how many, or how much Examples: popular, American, that, three, more, young, spicy Articles introduce a noun. There are only THREE articles in the English language: a, an, and the

2. Adjectives & Articles 1. Leroy and Jenna walked up to an old castle. 2. Maddie put the golden key in the lock. 3. Today is the fifth day of January. 4. The baby birds flew from the nest. 5. Joe's truck has a flat tire. 6. I am holding a marker in my left hand. 7. Patricia played beautiful music on her guitar. 8. Has anyone read Caitlyn's latest story? 9. The sly fox outsmarted the chicken. 10. Miguel ordered a large Coke. Directions: On your notes from yesterday, identify the adjectives and articles in each of the sentences. There are 23 total. You do not need to copy the sentences.

3. Adjectives & Articles 1.The shiny spaceship landed in my yard. 2. An alien with big eyes walked out of the ship. 3. It waved its tiny hand in the air. 4. The alien said, “Earth is such a beautiful planet.” 5. A brown rabbit hopped into the yard and scared the alien. 6. The frightened alien ran back into its spaceship and blasted off. Directions: On your paper from yesterday, identify the adjectives and articles in each of the sentences. There are 16 total. You do not need to copy the sentences.

4. Adjectives Directions: To complete each sentence, add -er, -est, more or most to the adjective in parenthesis. {Examples: Henry was taller than Francis. (tall); Today was more pleasant than yesterday. (pleasant)} 1. A steak knife is __________ than a butter knife. (sharp) 2. David is the ___________ player on the team. (fast) 3. My drawing is ___________than yours. (colorful) 4. I think the book we read today is ______ than the one we read yesterday. (interesting) 5. Katie's ____________ brother colored on the walls. (young) 6. This week's temperatures are _______ than last week's. (warm) 7. That was the _____________ test I've ever taken. (difficult) 8. Isn't he the _____________ little boy you've ever met? (nice) 9. That was a much _______ homework assignment. (challenging) 10. Do you think a snake is __________ than an owl? (slow) 11. Robert's arms are ______________ than John's. (long) 12. Joe has the ____________ feet of anyone in his family. (big)

5. Adjectives 1. The magical wizard cast a spell on the evil witch. 2. The dragon in the deep cave was scary. 3. The unicorn ran into the dark forest. 4. The ogre standing by the tree is angry. 5. The wicked witch was flying on a broomstick. 6. Two giants live in the countryside. 7. The monster under my bed is furry. Directions: On your paper from yesterday, identify the adjectives in each of the sentences. There are 9 total. You do not need to copy the sentences.