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    The document discusses adjectives and nouns. It defines adjectives as words used to describe things and explains that their job is to modify nouns. It provides examples of different types of adjectives such as possessive, demonstrative, and indefinite adjectives. The document also defines nouns as words used as the name of a person, place or thing and lists different types of nouns including proper, common, collective, and abstract nouns.

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    By:

    Elizabeth Avveduto

    What is an adjective?
    Adjectives are words used to describe things.

    The job of an adjective is to modify a noun or a pronoun.


    Numbers can also be used as adjectives.
    Adjectives are important because it can make something go
    from ordinary to extraordinary.
    When we use adjectives we are able to paint a colorful
    picture when we speak or when we write.
    Possessive adjectives are used to show possession.
    Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
    Demonstrative adjectives are used to demonstrate or
    indicate specific things. Examples are: this, that, these, those.

    Indefinite adjectives do not point out specific things.


    Examples are: no, any, few, and several.

    What is a noun?
    A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or
    thing. There are different kinds of nouns.
    A proper noun is the name of a particular person or thing. A
    proper noun always begins with a capital letter.
    A common noun is a name given in common to every
    person or thing of the same class or kind.
    A collective noun is the name of a collection of persons or
    things taken together and spoken of as one whole.
    Examples are: jury, committee, class, family, team, nation
    etc.
    An abstract noun is a noun indicating an idea, quality, or
    state rather than a concrete object. Examples are: kindness,
    goodness, honesty, bravery, ignorance, wisdom, laughter
    etc.

    is for adorable
    alligator.

    Can you think of
    another adjective
    to describe an
    alligator?

    A is for __________
    alligator.

    is for brown
    bear.

    Come up with a
    new sentence.

    B is for __________
    (adj) __________
    (noun)

    is for cuddly
    cat.

    What else is
    cuddly?

    C is for cuddly
    __________.

    is for
    determined dog.

    Think of another
    noun.

    D is for
    determined
    __________.

    is for elegant
    elephant.

    What is another
    word that describes
    an elephant?

    E is for __________
    elephant.

    is for frightened
    fox.

    What is another
    noun that we can
    use in this
    sentence?

    F is for frightened
    _______.

    is for gigantic
    giraffe.

    Now think of a
    new sentence for
    the letter G.

    G is for
    __________(adj)
    __________(noun).

    is for hungry
    horse.

    Can you think
    of another
    noun?

    H is for hungry
    ________.

    is for intelligent
    iguana.

    Now come up with
    a new adjective to
    describe the
    iguana.

    I is for ________
    iguana.

    is for jumpy
    jackrabbit.

    What else can be
    jumpy?

    J is for jumpy
    __________(noun).

    is for kindhearted
    koala.

    What other
    adjective can you
    use to describe a
    koala?

    K is for __________
    koala.

    is for lazy lion.



    Now come up
    with a new
    sentence.

    L is for
    __________(adj)
    __________(noun).

    is for mad
    monkey.

    What is another
    noun that
    begins with the
    letter M?

    M is for mad
    __________.

    is for nine newts.



    Can you think of
    an adjective to
    help describe a
    newt?

    N is for _______
    newt.

    is for obnoxious
    octopus.

    Remember colors
    can also be used as
    adjectives. Can you
    think of another
    color that starts
    with the letter O?

    O is for _______

    octopus.

    is for playful
    panda.

    What other noun
    can you think of
    that begins with
    the letter P?

    P is for playful
    __________.

    is for quick
    quail.

    What are other
    adjectives that
    can describe a
    quail?

    Q is for ________
    quail.

    is for rude rhinoceros.



    Can you think of a noun that begins with the letter R?

    R is for rude __________.




    Hi Rhino, do
    you want to
    play?

    NOOOO!!
    NOW GO
    AWAY!!

    is for sad
    squirrel.

    Make up your
    own sentence.

    S is for
    __________(adj)
    __________(noun).

    is for timid tiger.


    Come up with a
    new adjective to
    help describe a
    tiger.

    T is for __________
    tiger.


    is for unique
    unicorn.

    What is another
    adjective that
    begins with the
    letter U?

    U is for __________
    unicorn.

    is for vicious
    vulture.

    Now come up with
    a new sentence.

    V is for
    __________(adj)
    __________(noun).


    is for worried
    wombat.

    Can you think of any
    other words to
    describe a wombat?

    W is for
    __________(adj)
    __________(noun).

    is for xanthic x-ray tetra. (Pronunciation- zan-thik)


    Did you know xanthic is another word for
    yellowish?

    Nouns and adjectives that begin with the letter X
    can be a little tricky. Find a dictionary and come up
    with a new sentence.

    X is for __________(adj) __________(noun).






    is for young yak.



    Can you come up
    with an adjective
    to describe a yak?

    Y is for ________ yak.

    is for zippy zebra.



    Use your dictionary
    and find new
    adjectives and nouns
    that begin with the
    letter Z.

    Z is for __________(adj)
    __________(noun).

    More to know about adjectives

















    Adjectives also come in three forms called degrees. When an adjective is


    used in its normal form it is called a positive degree adjective. Comparative
    and superlative degree adjectives are used for comparison. Look at the
    examples below and fill in the blanks.

    Positive
    sweet
    bad
    cold
    tall
    small


    big

    long


    soft

    Comparative
    sweeter
    worse
    colder
    taller

    happier


    safer


    harder

    Superlative
    sweetest
    worst
    coldest
    tallest


    nicest



    oldest


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    Clipartpanda.com (jackrabbit &
    giraffe)
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