2. What are adjectives?
• Describe something
• Tell us:
– Looks - Shape
– Smells - Size
– Tastes - Color
– Feels - Number
– Sounds
• Creates a picture
3. Example Adjectives
• Shiny
• Green
• Stinky
• Fast
• Beautiful
• Tall
• Round
• Brown
• Open
• Sour
• Thin
• Long
• Empty
• Lost
• Slow
• Terrible
4. So many different adjectives!
• The movie was awful.
– The movie was fantastic.
• Dinner was burnt.
– Dinner was undercooked.
• The blanket was soft.
– The blanket was itchy.
• What is that loud ringing?
– What is that silly ringing?
• I like my red shirt.
– I like my blue shirt.
5. Not Adjectives
• House
• Flower
• Student
• Dog
• Car
• Building
• Shoe
• Bear
• Food
• Run
• Jump
• Swim
• Sleep
• Eat
• Watch
• Rub
• Stretch
• Sip
6. No adjectives
• Did the man ride his bike?
• The frog jumped in the pond.
• Go to the store!
• Did you see the dog?
• The batter spilled.
7. Help me
• Did the ________ man ride his
________ bike?
• The ________ frog jumped in the
________ pond?
• Go to the __________ store!
• Did you see the ________ dog?
• The ___________ batter spilled.