Understanding Adjectives in 4th Grade

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A word that describes a verb.

• A phrase that modifies a sentence.

• A type of noun that indicates action.

Identify the adjective in the sentence: The tall tree swayed in the wind.

• in

• green

• tall

• swayed

Choose the correct adjective: The cat is (fluffy, fluffier) than the dog.

• fluffiest

• fluffier

• fluff

• fluffierest

Fill in the blank with an adjective: The (happy, happily) child played outside.

• happy

• cheerful

• excited

• joyful

Which of the following words is an adjective? (run, blue, quickly)

• jump

• slowly

• green

• blue

Rewrite the sentence using an adjective: The car is fast.

• The car is speedy.

• The car is slow.

• The car is heavy.

• The car is old.

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'big'?

• biggerer

• biggest

• bigger

• bigly

Identify the adjective in this sentence: She wore a beautiful dress.

• dress

• wore

• she

• beautiful

Choose the correct adjective: This puzzle is (easy, easily) to solve.

• hard

• simple

• easy

• difficultly

What punctuation mark is used to separate adjectives in a list?

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Dash

• Colon