Use Common Adjectives - 1st Grade Writing

Identify the adjective in the sentence: "She has three pencils."

three. "Three" tells how many pencils she has.
Which word is an adjective for number: many or sing?

many. Many tells quantity; sing is a verb.
Choose the adjective that best completes: 'The ___ car is fast.' (blue, quickly, drive)

blue. Blue is the only word that describes the car.
Which word is an adjective for size: tiny or run?

tiny. Tiny describes size; run is a verb.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "I want ___ cookie." (that, eat, fast)

that. "That" specifies which cookie is wanted.
Choose the word that is an adjective in: 'The small dog barked.'

small. Small describes the size of the dog.
Choose the word that is an adjective: quickly, happy, run

happy. "Happy" describes a feeling or state, while others are verbs/adverbs.
Identify the adjective that tells "how many" in this sentence: "Four birds sang."

Four. Number words before nouns act as adjectives.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "She has ____ shoes." (blue, jump)

Blue. "Blue" describes the shoes; "jump" is a verb.
Choose the adjective that best completes: 'We sat on the ___ chair.' (soft, softly, soften)

soft. Soft describes the chair's texture.
What is an adjective in a sentence?

A word that describes a noun (a person, place, thing, or animal). Adjectives modify nouns by adding descriptive details.
Choose the word that is an adjective in: 'This book is new.'

new. New describes the condition of the book.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "That dog is loud."?

That. It tells which specific dog is being discussed.
Identify the adjective in the sentence: "The big dog ran."

big. "Big" describes the size of the dog.
Identify the adjective in the sentence: "This is a new game."

new. "New" describes the condition or age of the game.
Find the adjective that describes the noun in this sentence: "The silly clown waved."

Silly. It describes what kind of clown.
Which question do adjectives often answer about a noun: what kind, how many, or which one?

What kind, how many, and which one. These three questions help identify adjective types.
Which question does an adjective often answer: What kind? How many? Which one?

What kind? How many? Which one. These questions help identify adjectives in sentences.
Which word is the adjective in: 'The cold water spilled.'

cold. Cold describes the temperature of the water.
Choose the adjective that tells how many: few, under, quickly

few. "Few" indicates a small number or quantity.
Which word is a number adjective: seven, soon, saw

seven. "Seven" tells exactly how many of something.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "The cold water spilled."?

Cold. It describes the water's temperature.
Choose the word that is an adjective: blue, jump, loudly

blue. "Blue" is a color that describes nouns; others are verb/adverb.
Which option is an adjective: happy, jump, teacher?

happy. Happy describes a feeling or state, making it an adjective.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "Three ducks swam."?

Three. It tells how many ducks there were.
Which word is the adjective in: 'The tall girl waved.'

tall. Tall describes the height of the girl.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "We ate ____ apples." (two, eat)

Two. "Two" tells how many; "eat" is a verb.
Choose the adjective that best completes: 'The ___ cat slept.' (sleepy, sleep, sleeps)

sleepy. Sleepy describes the cat's tired state.
Choose the adjective that tells which one: those, ran, very

those. "Those" points to specific items being discussed.
Which word is a color adjective: green, sing, outside

green. "Green" names a color to describe things.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "The old tree fell."?

Old. It describes the tree's age.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "My new pencil broke."?

New. It describes the pencil's condition.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "This is the ____ book." (first, read)

First. "First" tells which book; "read" is a verb.
Find the adjective in the sentence: "The cold water splashed me."

cold. "Cold" describes the temperature of the water.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence with an adjective: "The ___ cat slept." (soft, sleep, softly)

soft. "Soft" describes the cat; "softly" is an adverb.
What is an adjective?

A word that describes a noun (person, place, thing, or animal). Adjectives modify nouns by adding descriptive information.
Identify the adjective in the sentence: "I like that book."

that. "That" tells which specific book is liked.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "The happy child smiled."?

Happy. It describes the child's emotion.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "The ____ box is heavy." (full, lift)

Full. "Full" describes the box; "lift" is a verb.
Choose the word that is an adjective in: 'That red ball is mine.'

red. Red describes the color of the ball.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "A small cat slept."?

Small. It describes the cat's size.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "I see a ____ dog." (big, run)

Big. "Big" describes the dog; "run" is a verb.
Which word is an adjective for color: green or jump?

green. Green describes color; jump is a verb.
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "The red ball bounced."?

Red. It describes the ball's color.
Choose the word that is an adjective in: 'I see three apples.'

three. Three tells how many apples there are.
Which option is an adjective: run, blue, quickly?

blue. Blue describes color, making it an adjective.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "The ____ turtle moved." (slow, move)

Slow. "Slow" describes the turtle; "move" is a verb.
Find and correct the missing adjective: "The dog barked." Add one adjective before "dog." Use "loud."

The loud dog barked. Adding "loud" before "dog" describes how the dog sounds.
Which word is NOT an adjective: little, funny, quickly

quickly. "Quickly" is an adverb (ends in -ly); others describe nouns.
Which word is a size adjective: tall, talk, today

tall. "Tall" describes height or size of something.
Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: "We saw ___ ducks." (many, ran, there)

many. "Many" tells how many ducks were seen.
Choose the adjective that best completes: 'I have ___ pencils.' (two, to, too)

two. Two tells how many pencils (number adjective).
Find the adjective in: 'Those two dogs are loud.'

two. Two tells how many dogs there are.
Identify the adjective that tells "which one" in this sentence: "Those cookies are tasty."

Those. "Those" points out specific cookies.

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