Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar...

15
Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectives

Transcript of Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar...

Page 1: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectives

Page 2: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

In one minute, make a word list to describe this photo

Page 3: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Adjectives• Adjectives describe nouns (people, places,

and things)

• They tell what kind or how many

• The picture of the tropical sunset is…

colorfulgorgeous

stunningsplendidbreathtaking

magnificentawe-inspiring

dazzling

brilliantspectacular

Page 4: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Game Time: Find that Adjective

• Yesterday afternoon, I lost my blue shirt and my enormous cookie. You can imagine how sad I was. In fact, I was so upset, I started yelling at my annoying and stinky little brother. This got me in huge trouble. Now I’m grounded for a week, and I have to take out the disgusting trash for more than a month! No fair!!!

Page 5: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

The Special Adjectives

• a

• an

• the

These are special adjectives called ARTICLES

Page 6: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Using Articles

• Use “a” before a word that begins with a consonant– The student bought a pencil and anotebook.

• Use “an” before a word that begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)– The student bought an eraser.– The student bought an igloo.

Page 7: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

The Articles are Missing!

• Sandy walked through park and saw ducks and swans swimming in ……………………………………pond. Then Sandy skipped past amazing fountain and tossed coin into water. coin kirplunked into fountain and sank to bottom. Finally Sandy bought hot dog from old hot dog man and sat down on bench.

The

thethe an

a

a

thethe

an

the

a

a

Page 8: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Not to be confused with adverbs

• Adverbs are words that usually describe verbs. They will often end in -ly– The boy ran quickly

– The slug crawled slowly

• Sometimes adverbs also describe adjectives– The night was completely dark.

– Susie May is a very pretty girl.

Page 9: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Ordering Adjectives

• When using more than one adjective, you have to decide the best order for them.

• What sentence do you think sounds correct and why do you think it’s correct?

A. I lost a red, small bag.B. I lost a small, red bag.

• When ordering adjectives, think about:– What the sentences sound like– What people normally say

Page 10: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

The Rules of Ordering Adjectives

NOSSACCPOMP

1. number 2. opinion 3. size 4. shape 5. age 6. condition 7. color 8. pattern 9. origin 10. material 11. purpose

Page 11: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

The Rules of Ordering Adjectives

1. number -- eight2. opinion -- pretty3. size -- tiny4. shape -- square5. age -- young6. condition -- spoiled7. color -- blue8. pattern -- checkered9. origin -- American10. Material -- leather 11. purpose – waterproof

He lost eight, pretty, tiny, square, old, spoiled, blue, checkered, American, leather, waterproof raincoats yesterday!

Page 12: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Ordering Adjectives: Extra Practice

A) Someone found my big, brown hat.B) Someone found my brown, big hat.

A) I nearly was grounded for three, whole weeks.B) I nearly was grounded for whole, three weeks.

A) The monster had long, white fangs.B) The monster had white, long fangs.

Page 13: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Ordering Adjectives: You try it

Write a sentence for each of the adjective pairs

below. Decide on the correct adjective order. And

don’t forget grammar and neatness counts.

• Green, tiny, twelve

• Silly, short, dusty

• Quiet, sad, three,

Page 14: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Adjective Pick

Think of our lunchroom. List two adjectives that

you would use to describe it. Bullet point four

reasons why you picked your adjectives (two bullet

points for each adjective).

Page 15: Amazing, Awesome, Astounding Adjectivestbes.wpusd.org/subsites/Dave-Swanson/documents/Grammar Slideshows... · Astounding Adjectives In one minute, make a word list to describe this

Review

• What is an adjective?

• What are the “special” adjectives?

• What should you think about when ordering adjectives?