Definition

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Definition An adjective is used to describe a
noun or a pronoun
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An adjective answers the questions
What kind? brick house mystery novel
Which one? every student this pencil
How many? or How much? a few threads seven
teachers no time enough raisins
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Definition A type of adjective that comes
before a noun and answers the question Which
one?
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is the definite article
Refers to a specific person, place, or thing
the president the lime-green sweater
are indefinite articles
Refers to any one of a class of people,
places, or things. a president an orange sweater
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Look at the following sentences. Find ALL
adjectives.
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• Dad bought a new Italian cookbook.
• He tried a pasta recipe first.
• It was chicken fettuccine with cream sauce.
• He used leftover chicken from a previous meal.
• My younger sister and twin brother thought it was
  the best dinner in the world.

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Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative Adjectives
This That These Those
This That These Those
They take the place of nouns
They describe nouns or pronouns
How do you pronounce that word? These tattoos
fall off too easily.
How do you pronounce that? These fall off too
easily.
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Proper Adjectives
Formed from a proper noun and begins with a
capital letter.
Canada geese
Canadian geese
California beaches
Californian beaches
China food
Chinese food
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ADVERBS
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs.
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Adverbs describe Verbs
An adverb will answer one of these questions
about the verb
She is here. They stayed nearby. It jumped away.
Where?
I will leave soon. He left Tuesday. Get it
tomorrow.
When?
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Adverbs describe Verbs
An adverb will answer one of these questions
about the verb
Jane smiled happily. We quietly left. Mr. Bud
danced strangely.
How?
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Now You Try...
Where? When? How?

• Add adverbs to these sentences
• The bus traveled.
• Our frog is hopping.
• My sister cleaned the cage.

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Adverbs describe Adjectives
Betty is kind.
Kind is an adjective describing Betty.
Betty is _______ kind.
very
incredibly
quite
Very is an adverb describing kind and answering
HOW kind she is.
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Now You Try...

• Add adverbs to describe the adjectives
• The teacher is smart.
• A noisy crowd waited outside.

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Adverbs describe other Adverbs...
I walked slowly.
The adverb slowly describes how I walked.
too
I walked ________ slowly.
less
extremely
The adverb describes how slowly I walked.
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Find the Adverbs
Copy the sentences. Underline the adverbs and
draw an arrow to the word they describe.

• She tearfully told us about the test.
• He spun too quickly to be caught.
• Suddenly the whistle sounded.

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Find the Adverbs

• She tearfully told us about the test.
• He spun too quickly to be caught.
• Suddenly the whistle sounded.

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These words are always adverbs
not never always too
Jeff didnt wash the dishes. Subject Verb
Adverb
Jeff
did wash
not (n't)
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An adjective describes a ____________ or a
______________. An adverb describes a
____________, _______________________, or
________________________.
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
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find the adjectives and adverbs in these
sentences
What a very nice car you have. She writes
incredibly well. This paper is barely readable
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What a very nice car you have.
adv
adj
noun
She writes incredibly well.
adv
verb
adv
This paper is barely readable.
adv
adj
noun
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Good vs. Well
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good
Good is an adjective to describe nouns and
pronouns.
He is a good piano player.
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well
Well can be an adjective when it is used to mean
healthy, but it is usually used as an adverb to
describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
adj
I am well today. He plays the piano well.
adv
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Now it's time to PRACTICE!
Handbook Pg. 39 Exercise 8 1-10
Pg. 65-66 Review C