Title: Proper Adjectives
1Proper Adjectives
2A proper adjective is an adjective created from
a _______________________.
proper noun
A proper adjective is ALWAYS _________________.
capitalized
3The Chinese food I ate yesterday made my stomach
hurt.
adjective
noun
Chinese comes from the proper noun China.
4My teacher played the Mexican hat dance song
during our party.
We learned about American cowboys in Social
Living.
5I love Italian food, especially spaghetti.
6The archeologist uncovered an egyptian mummy.
Egyptian
When we were at the market, we saw beautiful
indian rugs.
Indian
Some people love to eat cuban food because it is
so spicy.
Cuban
7On your dry erase board, write the proper
adjective in the following sentences.
My dad brought home some German sausage from his
trip.
Spaghetti is my favorite Italian food.
Always buy Louisianan crawfish!
8Correct each proper adjective by writing it
correctly on your boards.
I would love to buy a piece of art from the
african art show this weekend.
African
French
I love to eat french fries with my hamburger.
I always make straight A's in my english class.
English
9Make up your own sentences using the following
proper adjectives.
Mexican
Chinese