University High School of Science and Engineering Ms. Cabral and Ms. Benfield

cabrl001@hartfordschools.orgliz.benfield@my.ccsu.edu

Adjective Review

What are Adjectives?

• Adjectives are modifiers. They give information about nouns and pronouns they modify.

• Think of adjectives as describers. What kind? yellow ribbon, dirty sidewalkHow many? ten onions, few visitsHow much? ample food, more energyWhich one? this minute, next summer

Materials

• Student Activity Handbook • Describe your fruit• Drawing paper

Special Adjectives: Articles

• A, an and the are called articles. • The is an adjective that points out a particular

or definite noun and is called a definite article.• A and an are adjectives that point to any one-

rather than just one specific-member of a group and are called indefinite articles.

Indefinite: Julia made a fabulous catch. Definite: The ball nearly sailed over the fence.

Let’s practice

1. A woman walked through the overgrown garden.

2. The ominous sky warned us that a brutal storm was on the way.

3. The old yellow houses looked alike. 4. The anxious horses stopped suddenly at the

edge of the vast field.

Worksheet 1:

1. Four turtles climbed on the log. 2. Mr. Henderson’s oldest son goes to college. 3. There is a squirrel on our front porch. 4. We sat beneath a shady umbrella. 5. Sally picked up sixteen rocks when she

walked by the creek. 6. Have you seen my checkered shirt? 7. A sidewalk leads to the back door. 8. The jacket I bought has deep pockets.

Worksheet 1 Cont.

9. Polly fixed the broken car. 10. How do my new glasses look? 11. Jay and Kay live in the biggest house on the block. 12. Huge trees grow along the street.

Worksheet 2 1. Joe cleaned his bedroom. _______________________________________

2. Mother baked cookies. _______________________________________

3. Do you see any birds? _______________________________________

4. Tammy went to the store to buy eggs. _______________________________________

Worksheet 2 Cont.

5. Mrs. James drove her car to church. _______________________________________

6. Sara looked for her dog. _______________________________________

Worksheet 3

1. The magical wizard cast a spell on the witch. 2. The dragon in the 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.

Electrifying or Boring?Write other words to use instead of these boring words!!

On your white board come up with an electrifying adjective that is a synonym to the boring one given! If you come up with a word nobody else has you win a prize!

Once you know these electrifying words, you cannot ever use the boring words again. If you use the electrifying words appropriately in your writing, you will earn extra points!!!!

Electrifying or Boring: Round 1

Skinny ________________________

Old ________________________

Cold____________________________

Pretty ____________________________

Electrifying or Boring: Round 2

Good ____________________________

Shiny ____________________________

Happy______________________________

Nice ____________________________

Describe your Fruit

• Please take out your “Describe your Fruit” activity.

• You will have 10 minutes to individually complete this activity.

• Label your paper. • Draw a sketch of your fruit in the blank space

underneath the heading.

Adjective Quiz (100 points)

1. I’m not going to keep these empty plastic bottles.2. Nancy was angry when Fred compared her cookies to old mud pies.3. Pretty yellow birds decorated the ancient walls.4. A simple explanation will prevent a terrible punishment.5. My best friend has an exciting new idea!

Adjective Quiz Answers

1. I’m not going to keep these empty plastic bottles.2. Nancy was angry when Fred compared her cookies to old mud pies.3. Pretty yellow birds decorated the ancient walls.4. A simple explanation will prevent a terrible punishment.5. My best friend has an exciting new idea!

Homework• You will receive one index card with an

adjective written on it and one index card with a noun written on it. (Ex: Spotted and Lizard)

• Write your noun and adjective on the top of your page. (Ex: Spotted Lizard)

• On an 8.5x11 inch piece of paper make an illustration to demonstrate your noun and adjective.

• Complete the remaining pages in your student handbook.