Adjectives

An Adjective tells about

a person a place

an animal a thing
An Adjective
answers the question “What kind?”

The small boy is walking.

This is a big farm.
The brown cow was on the farm.
This is a funny book.
Some adjectives tell about

Colors
and Shapes
Did you see the gray kitten?
I love red strawberries.
Did you see my yellow duck?
The round sun is in the sky.
The food is in a square bag.
Some adjectives tell about

Size
This is a small bunny.
 T-Rex has a short
neck.
T-Rex has a big legs.

T-Rex has a long tail.

T-Rex has a huge head.

DIFFERENT KINDS
OF ADJECTIVES
 DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE
 among the different kinds of
adjectives, descriptive adjectives are
probably the most common ones.
They simply say something about the
quality or the kind of the noun or
pronoun they’re referring to.
Examples:
1.Ericka is witty.
2.She is tired today.
3.Adriana’s reflexes are
amazing.
beautiful
beautiful poor
poor tired
tired amazing
amazing

witty
witty better
better blue
blue delicious
delicious

crazy
crazy happy
happy handsome
handsome hungry
hungry

sweet
sweet hot
hot cold
cold big
big
ADJECTIVE OF NUMBER OR
ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
 As the name suggests, this kind
of adjective answers the
question, “How many?” or “How
much?”
Examples:
1.She has enough money to enjoy
the fair.
2.I wonder if many people know
about this short cut?
3.All girls should report to the
gym for PE.
 enough many all

some few one

More/most many several

 DEMONSTRATIVE
ADJECTIVES
 Demonstrative adjectives point
out pronouns and nouns, and
always come before the words
they are referring to.
 This/That (singular)
These/Those (plural)
Examples:
1. I used to buy this kind of shirts.
2. When the old man tripped
over that wire, he dropped a whole
bag of groceries.
3. This/That venue is perfect.
4. These/Those venue are not accepted
by the group.
 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
 Obviously, this kind of
adjectives shows ownership or
possession. Aside from that,
possessive adjectives always
come before the noun.
Examples:
1. I can’t answer my seatwork
because I don’t have a calculator.
2. Trisha sold her dog.
his him their

her my our/your
 INTERROGATIVE
ADJECTIVES
 Interrogative adjectives ask
questions and are always
followed by a noun.
Examples:
• What movie are you watching?
• Which plants should be placed
over here?
What Which Whose

Where When
Underline the adjective in the
sentence.
1.My mom is a pretty lady.
2.The dog found a large stick.
3.I like this coat better than that one.
4.What are your plans on Sunday?
5.He has bought some food for us.
Identify the adjective in the following
sentence and state their kind on the
space provided.
_____________1. Tokyo is a big city.
_____________2. She ate some rice
yesterday.
_____________3.This boy is stronger
than John.
_____________4. Dog collars will
be given to those dogs that are
trained.
______________5. He was asked to
take possession of my cycle.
Assignment
1.Write a 2 sentence describing a
person and encircle the
adjective.
2.Write a 2 sentence describing a
thing and encircle the
adjective.