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Section 5 Review: Adjectives
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Identifying Adjectives
An adjective tells more about a noun. Adjectives describe nouns. They can tell how something
looks, tastes, sounds, feels, or smells.
Find the adjective that describes the underlined noun.
1.
Animals in the deserts are usually small creatures.
2.
Colorful flowers bloom quickly after rains.
3.
Cactuses can survive for long periods without water.
4.
They have waxy stems to hold in water.
Adjectives Before Nouns
Most adjectives describe various features of nouns. They are called descriptive adjectives.
Descriptive adjectives generally come before the nouns they describe.
Underline the descriptive adjective once. Underline the noun it describes twice.
1. George Washington had a reputation as an honest man.
2. He was a brave leader during the Revolutionary War.
3. His troops survived a difficult winter at Valley Forge.
4. George Washington lived on a beautiful estate in Virginia called Mount Vernon.
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Subject Complements
Some descriptive adjectives come after a being verb. They are called subject complements. An
adjective used as a subject complement tells more about the subject of the sentence. Some being
verbs are is, are, was, and were.
Underline the adjective used as a subject complement in each sentence.
1. Sharks’ teeth are sharp.
2. Their skin is brown.
3. They are not dangerous to humans.
4. The divers feeding the sharks are extremely brave!
Compound Subject Complements
Two adjectives joined by and or or after a being verb form a compound subject complement.
Both adjectives tell more about the subject.
Underline the adjectives used as subject complements. Not all subject complements are
compound.
1. The teeth of meat-eating dinosaurs were long and sharp.
2. The teeth of plant-eating dinosaurs were flat.
3. Some predator dinosaurs were intelligent and quick.
4. A few dinosaurs’ skin was hairy or feathery.
Adjectives That Compare
To compare two people, places, or things, -er is often added to an adjective. To compare three
or more people, places, or things, -est is usually added to the adjective.
Underline the adjectives that compare.
1. The Amazon River is shorter than the Nile River.
2. The Amazon is called the mightiest river because of the amount of water it carries.
3. The Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Atlantic Ocean.
4. The sandiest desert is the Arabian Desert in Africa.
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Irregular Adjectives That Compare
Irregular adjectives are not formed by adding –er or –est.
good
bad
Compare Two Nouns
better
worse
Compare Three or More Nouns
best
worst
Circle the correct irregular adjective in each sentence.
1. We had a ( good better ) time at the fair.
2. Fairs are ( better best ) than zoos.
3. The weather this afternoon is ( worse worst ) than this morning.
4. Sheila received ( bad worse ) news.
Adjectives That Tell How Many
Adjectives that tell how many include numbers, words that tell numerical order, and words that
tell about how many.
Underline the adjective that tells how many and tell whether it is about or exact.
1. Derek has two brothers. ______________________________________________
2. Some trails are quite steep. ___________________________________________
3. Her house is the third one on the right side. _______________________________
4. Several people went to the movie. ______________________________________
Articles
The, an, and a point out nouns. They are called articles.
Write the correct article before each noun.
1. ______________ aisle
2. ______________ passenger
3. ______________ helicopter
4. ______________ instrument
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Demonstrative Adjectives
This, that, these, and those are called demonstrative adjectives. They point out or tell about a
specific person, place, or thing.
Complete each sentence with a demonstrative adjective. Use the directions to tell whether a
thing is near or far away.
1. ______________ part of the pool is deep. (near)
2. ______________ children are great swimmers. (far)
3. ______________ woman is my swimming teacher. (far)
4. ______________ swim fins are mine. (near)
Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns. A proper adjective always begins with a
capital letter.
Underline the proper adjective in each sentence.
1. Diego Rivera was a famous Mexican artist.
2. My grandparents went on a trip to see the Alaskan coast.
3. The Egyptian pyramids are amazing.
4. Russian winters are very cold.
Nouns Used as Adjectives
When two nouns are used together, the first noun often acts as an adjective. It tells more about
the second noun.
Underline the noun that acts as an adjective.
1. All the strawberry jam is gone.
2. I like to build model planes.
3. He wants to try out for the baseball team.
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