Modifiers
Adjectives Lesson 1
• Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
• Tells what kind, which one, or how many
• Can come before or after the noun.
What is being modified and how?
• We take trips.
• We take exciting trips.
• That family took five, boring trips.
Adjectives Lesson 1
Underline the adjective and circle the word it modifies.
• Two salespeople showed us this green bike.
• Gene builds tiny, old-fashioned houses for dolls.
• Prices are high at all stores.
• I am happy with this new model.
Adjectives Lesson 1
• Does this tri-colored bike have thirty speeds?
• You can ride fast over long distances.
• Another bike, pretty and fast, has wide tires.
• That model is popular with many people.
• I am happy with my new bike.
Articles and Demonstratives Lesson 2
• Articles are special adjectives before a noun or other adjective. (the, a, an)
• (A, The) windmill in our backyard is old.
• (A, The) blades still turn in (a, an) unusually strong wind.
• He uses (a, an) harsh light in his paintings.
Articles and Demonstratives Lesson 2
• Demonstratives are special adjectives that tell which one (this, that, these, those)
Of (these, those) three paintings here, I like this one best.
(This, That) painting over there is haunting.
Do you know (this, these) artist’s works?
Do you know (this, these) artists’ works?
Comparing Adjectives Lesson 3
• Comparative to compare 2 things (generally add –er)
• Superlative to compare more than 3 things (generally add –est)
• Change y to i and add –er or -est• I am ___________ than a snail. (fast)• My daughter says Joe is the ___________ of the
Jonas Brothers. (cute)• Joe’s hair is ___________ than his brothers’.
(straight)
Comparing Adjectives Lesson 3
• Where is the _________ place on earth? (cold)
• Is Spanish ________ than Italian? (easy)• Who was the __________ of the three
little pigs? (smart)• Which of the students is ____________
for lunch? (hungry)• Are you _________ than a fifth grade?
(smart)
More and Most Comparision Lesson 4
• Instead of –er and –est, you can use more and most for most two or more syllable adjectives.
• Do not use –er and more.• Do not use –est and most.• Follow same rules for less and least.• Examples:
– I am more educated than my son.– My daughter is the least educated member of our
family.
More and Most Comparision Lesson 4
• Some adjectives are irregular: much, many, little, good, bad. (p 192)
• Examples:
• I am the _________ speller. (good)
• He is a _________ writer than Joe. (good)
• He has the _________ appetite. (bad)
• You have _________ time to do the test. (many)
Proper Adjectives Lesson 5
• Adjective formed from a proper noun.
• What is a “proper noun”?– Capitalized noun– Capitalized adjective
• Modify generally with –ish, -an, -ese
• Adjust spelling
• Some irregulars like France – French, Norway – Norwegian, Denmark – Danish
Proper Adjectives Lesson 5
• -ish for Ireland, Britain, Poland• -an for Italy, Brazil, Canada, America• -ese for Japan, Congo, China, Portugal• China, Vietnam, Rome, Iceland, Europe• Egypt, Germany, Mars, Cuba, • Rhyme: Dante without a buzz cut• Rhyme: Mr. Hladczuk’s cap• Rhyme: Katie’s fleets• Rhyme: dog infester in Tokyo
Proper Adjectives Lesson 5• Leg joints for a person from Tokyo• girl from Geneva• plumber’s tool in Paris• Not a nice smell in Nice• Breakfast pastry in Copenhagen• A male horse in Rome• Empire State wine bottle seal• Person who buried the Pharaoh• End of a race in Helsinki• A large furniture chest in Amsterdam• Snap peas from Shanghai• Big Apple bringer of babies• What I shine my shoes with in Warsaw• Top-floor storage space in Reykjavik.