1. Adjective What is an adjective?

2. Take it Apart: Say It: ad – jec - tive ad – jec - tive

3. Definition ► ad·jec·tive ( j k-t v) ► n. Abbr. a. or adj. ► 1. The part of speech that modifies a noun or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying and distinguished in English morphologically by one of several suffixes, such as -able, -ous, -er, and -est, or syntactically by position directly preceding a noun or nominal phrase.

4. Adjectives… describe nouns. The friendly ranger told us which way to go. We walked through the flowery hillside until noon. We saw a huge, scary bear. The little girl’s blonde hair stood straight up!

5. Tell me more. Adjectives describe the size, quantity, condition, shape, and appearance of nouns. Adjectives describe the time and feelings of nouns.

6. Adjectives describe appearance or condition. The cute, red bicycle leaned against the wooden fence. The lovely tower glowed against the night sky. The small, yellow car had plenty of power to race down the highway.

7. Also… adjectives tell the quantity of nouns. How many leaves are on this tree? many How many pears are on this tree? one 1. 2. How much liquid is in each cup? There is one empty cup and one full cup.

8. What else? Adjectives compare quantities, sizes sizes or temperatures. or temperatures. The extreme heat made it difficult to work outside. The pink liquid is in the biggest bottle. We will use the larger tomato in the salad. The smallest bottle has the orange liquid.

9. Adjectives also describe feelings, personalities and emotions. She has a fun, enthusiastic personality and is happy most of the time.

10. Adjectives also describe tastes and senses. tasty crunchy beautiful noisy soft stinky delicious

11. Word Bank 1.The ____________ students walked joyfully to school. 2.They could see the ______, blue sky. 3.Their __________ smiles showed their enthusiasm. 4.We could see their ________ backpacks. 5.Many stopped and talked with their ______ friends. bestcheerfulcolorfulenergeticclear

12. Adjectives Tell your partner how to use them. “You use adjectives to…”