1. Adjectives & Adverbs
6th Grade Language Arts

2. What are ADJECTIVES? Adjectives MODIFY nouns They DESCRIBE things. AKA
A COLORFUL photograph, TWO CUTE kids, a LOVELY day, a LUSH garden… GREAT examples

3. Analogy:
Writing is the literary equivalent of cooking, so adjectives are one of the spices you have in the kitchen.
Like spices added to a soup, a few adjectives go a long way. Don't overdo it. Let the more substantial ingredients (strong verbs!) be the stars.

4. Descriptive Adjectives………
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES add detail or description to the noun, such as color, shape, or size.
Examples:
Her red shirt was pretty.
His small dog ran around the huge park.

5. Limiting Adjectives…
Give a quantity and amount, as opposed to just describing
Often a number or related word
Ex: There are few students who want to stay for detention.
Ex: I saw three apples on that table.
Ex: I got many presents for Christmas.

6. Demonstrative Adjectives……
→Tells which one
→This, That, These, Those
Examples:
This book is great!
That football is brown.
These desks are close together.
Those houses look nice.
*Remember Demonstrative Pronouns? These are the same but come before a noun.

7. Articles……. → Help put your sentences together correctly → a, an, the
→ Use “a” before a general noun that starts with a consonant sound.
→ Use “an” before a general noun that starts with a vowel sound.
→ Use “the” before a specific noun.
Examples:
The apple is red.
An hour has passed since we came in.
A cow says, “Mooooooooo!”

8. Predicate Adjectives………..
→ Adjective that comes after a linking verb
→ Describes the subject
Examples:
The blanket is clean.
The towel is wet.
Her face looks angry.
His drink is bubbly.

9. Comparatives…………. → Used to compare 2 nouns
→ For 1 syllable words, add “er” to the end of your adjective.
→ For 3+ syllable words, keep the adjective the same and put “more” in front of it.
→ For 2 syllable words, it can go either way—see what sounds right!
*There are some irregulars-Funner?
Examples:
His soup was hotter than mine.
My picture is more beautiful than hers.

10. Superlatives…………. → Used to compare 3+ nouns
→ For 1 syllable words, add “est” to the end of your adjective.
→ For 3+ syllable words, keep the adjective the same and put “most” in front of it.
→ For 2 syllable words, it can go either way—see what sounds right!
*There can be irregulars for these, too.
Examples:
My snowman is the highest one on the street!
This is the most difficult test that I have ever taken.

11. Proper Adjectives………. Proper Adjectives:
→ A specific term to describe a common noun
→ Comes from a proper noun
→ Always capitalized
Examples:
American cheese is my favorite food.
Some people say that Swiss cheese is better.
I like Japanese food better than Chinese food.

12. Adverbs! Used to describe a verb, an adjective, OR another adverb.
Ex: The singer danced wildly on stage.(Wildly describes the verb danced.)
Ex: The music was very loud.(Very describes the adjective loud.)
Ex: The concert ended quite quickly.(Quite describes the adverb quickly.)

13. Adverbs, continued.
Adverbs give information such as How, When, Where, and To what extent something happened.
Ex: He ran outside quickly.How
Ex: He fell down yesterday.When
Ex: He landed here on the garbage.Where
Ex: He was very embarrassed.To what extent

14. Adverbs, continued.
An adverb can come in many different places in the sentence.
Ex: Guests often dined in the dining room at our house.
Ex: Guests dined often in the dining room at our house.
Ex: Often guests dined in the dining room at our house.
Ex: Guests dined in the dining room at our house often.

15. Comparative & Superlative Adverbs
Like with adjectives, adverbs are used to compare.
The comparative form compares two actions or things.
Add “-er” to the end OR “more” in front
The superlative form compares more than two actions or things.
Add “-est” to the end OR “most” in front

16. The End