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Adjectives. By Joanne Whitley & Connie Campbell. ADJECTIVES. Adjectives tell about nouns . They usually answer 2 questions . HOW MANY?. WHAT KIND?. One sad little girl was in our class. HOW MANY?. WHAT KIND?. One sad little girl was in our class. One sad little girl was in our class.
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Adjectives By Joanne Whitley & Connie Campbell
ADJECTIVES Adjectives tell about nouns. They usually answer 2 questions.
HOW MANY? WHAT KIND? One sad little girl was in our class.
HOW MANY? WHAT KIND? One sad little girl was in our class. One sad little girl was in our class.
HOW MANY? WHAT KIND? One sad little girl was in our class. One sad little girl was in our class.
Can you find the adjectives and the nouns they describe? Robert had four books on his shelf. four describes
The scary ghost was not smiling! scary describes
Jessimine looked into the clear ball. clear describes
The colorful butterfly was Evan’s. colorful describes
Brittany wore a pink dress! pink describes
Frankie saw a funny clown at the circus. funny describes
Hilary wore a striped shirt. striped describes
little The little baby crawled. little describes
Chasitie bounced the round basketball. round describes
HOW MANY? WHAT KIND? Adjectives answer two questions. somefewmany several lotsfour greencrunchysmooth newsmartbeautiful
What is the adjective?What noun does it tell about? The blue notebook is closed. Adjective? Noun?
Adjectives that compare! You can use adjectives to compare two or more nouns. Add –er to an adjective to compare two nouns. Add –est to compare more than two nouns.
Adjectives that compare The merry-go-round is slower than the Ferris wheel. The roller coaster is the fastest ride in the park.
When the adjective ends with in a consonant sound and y, change the y to i and add –er or –est. lucky luckier luckiest When the adjective ends in e, drop the e and add –er or –est. brave braver bravest For the adjectives that have a single vowel sound before a final consonant, double the final consonant and add –er or –est. big bigger biggest
happy + er happier pale + er paler furry + est furriest noisy + est noisiest cute + est cutest gentle + er gentler
The parade is (big) than last year’s parade. bigger The circus has the (funny) clowns in the world. funniest One clown has the (sad) face of all. saddest
The fun house is (dark) than a cave. • darker • The water slide is the (cool) ride I know. • coolest • Some rides are (wild) than others. • wilder