1. Adjectives

2. Adjective  A word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

3. Adjectives   Adjectives tell what kind, which one, how many, or how much.

4. What Kind Examples  dog  gentle dog  day  foggy day  movie  scary movie  shoes  purple shoes

5. Which One Examples  sixth grade  these books  other people  any cd

6. How many or how much examples  two tickets  full pitcher  most players  no work

7. Adjectives   Adjectives usually come before words they modify but sometimes an adjective comes after the word it modifies.  Example: The dog is The dog is gentle.

8. Proper Adjectives   A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.  Examples: Japanese islands Mayan Art American flag

9. Comparison   Adjectives can also show degrees of comparison.   The comparative and superlative forms show degrees of adjective comparison.

10. The Comparative   The comparative form of an adjective is used when comparing two things.   Most adjectives add er to compare two things. Examples:   Tall----Taller   Great---Greater   Small---Smaller

11. The Comparative   Some adjectives with two or more syllables use more or less to compare. Example: graceful---more graceful beautiful—more beautiful

12. The Superlative   The superlative form is used when comparing three or more things.   Most adjectives add est to compare three or more things.Examples:  Tall---Taller---Tallest  Great---Greater---Greatest  Small---Smaller---Smallest

13. The Superlative   Some adjectives with two or more syllables use most. Examples: wonderful—more wonderful—most wonderful Athletic—more athletic—most athletic

14. Irregular forms of Comparison   Some adjectives are irregular and do not follow the rules of comparison. Examples: Good— Better (comparative) Best (superlative) Bad--- Worse (comparative) Worst (superlative)

15. Identify the adjectives 1. 1. The smell of the wild grass was strong. 1. 1. I have a free ticket for the last game. 2. 2. The Egyptian mummies are on display on the first floor.

16. Adjective Activity   Think of 10 adjectives that begin with the same letter as your first name and that describe you.   Make a poster using these adjectives. Be creative, descriptive, and colorful!