Parts of Speech: Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• An adjective is a part of speech that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence

• An adjective is a person, place, thing, or idea.

• An adjective is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.

• An adjective is a word that shows an action or state of being.

Adjectives answer these questions:

• Which one is it?

• How many are there?

• What kind is it?

• All of the above

What is the article adjective in the sentence?

"I filled up a water bottle to take to class.

• a

• to

• I

• bottle

Articles always come before a noun

• True

• False

What is the descriptive adjective?

"There was a rusty car in the junkyard."

• car

• rusty

• junkyard

• There

What is the demonstrative adjective in this sentence?

"You should play this game with us tomorrow night."

• should

• night

• game

• this

What is the interrogative adjective in the sentence?

"What movie do you want to go see tomorrow night?"

• see

• what

• movie

• tomorrow

Comparative adjectives either end in ___ or have the word _______ before them.

• -er, more

• -est, more

• -er, most

• -est, most

What is the comparative adjective in the sentence?

"Mr. Gulker is undeniably stronger than Dalton."

• than

• stonger

• undeniably

• Mr. Gulker

A superlative adjective either ends in ____ or has the word ______ before it.

• -er, more

• -est, more

• -er, most

• -est, most