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

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AdjectivesAdjectives

AdjectiveAdjective

A word that describes or A word that describes or modifies a noun or a modifies a noun or a

pronoun.pronoun.

AdjectivesAdjectives

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

What Kind ExamplesWhat Kind Examples

gentle dogdog

foggy day day

scary movie movie

purple shoesshoes

Which One ExamplesWhich One Examples

sixthsixth grade grade

thesethese books books

otherother people people

anyany cd cd

How many or how much How many or how much examplesexamples

two two ticketstickets

fullfull pitcher pitcher

mostmost players players

no no workwork

AdjectivesAdjectives

Adjectives usually come before words they modify but sometimes an adjective comes after the word it modifies.

Example:Example:

The dog is The dog is gentle.

Proper AdjectivesProper Adjectives

A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.

Examples:Examples:

JapaneseJapanese islands islandsMayanMayan Art ArtAmericanAmerican flag flag

Comparison Comparison

Adjectives can also show degrees of comparison.

The comparative and superlative forms show degrees of adjective comparison.

The ComparativeThe 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---GreaterSmall---Smaller

The ComparativeThe Comparative

Some adjectives with two or more syllables use more or less to compare.

Example: graceful---more gracefulbeautiful—more beautiful

The Superlative The Superlative

The superlative form is used when comparing three or more things.

Most adjectives add est to compare three or more things.

Examples: Examples: Tall---Taller---Tall---Taller---TallestTallest Great---Greater---Great---Greater---GreatestGreatest Small---Smaller---Small---Smaller---SmallestSmallest

The SuperlativeThe Superlative

Some adjectives with two or more syllables use most.

Examples: wonderful—more wonderful—most

wonderfulAthletic—more athletic—most

athletic

Irregular forms of Comparison 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 adjectivesIdentify the adjectives

1. The smell of the wild grass was strong.

1. I have a free ticket for the last game.

2. 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!