By Joanne Whitley

& Connie Campbell

ADJECTIVESAdjectives tell about nouns.

They usually answer 2 questions.

•HOW MANY?

•WHAT KIND?

One sad little girl was in our class.

•HOW MANY?

•WHAT KIND?

One sad little girl was in our class.One sad little girl was in our class.

•HOW MANY?

•WHAT KIND?

One sad little girl was in our class.One sad little girl was in our class.

Let’s Practice!

Robert had four books on his shelf.

Can you find the adjectives and the nouns they describe?

four describes

The scary ghost was not smiling!

scary describes

Jessimine looked into the clear ball.

clear describes

The colorful butterfly was Evan’s. colorful describes

Brittany wore a pink dress!

pink describes

Frankie saw a funny clown at the circus.

funny describes

Hilary wore a striped shirt.

striped describes

The little baby crawled.

little

little describes

Chasitie bounced the round basketball.

round describes

Adjectives answer two questions.

•HOW MANY?

•WHAT KIND?

some few many

several lots four

green crunchy smooth

new smart beautiful

What is the adjective?What noun does it tell about?

The blue notebook is closed.

Adjective?

Noun?