Language

1. October 21. 2015
Lesson No. 1
Language: Kinds of
Adjectives

2. Grammar Review
Directions: Choose
the correct verb
inside the
parentheses.

3. Descriptions (makes,
make) our writing more
clear and vivid. Our readers
(gets, get) a better idea of
what we wish them to
picture. It (set, sets) the
tone of our writing and also
makes it so much fun.

4. Idiom of the Day:
music to one’s ears- n. the
information you receive makes
you feel very happy .
Tagalog translation:
magandang balita

5. Vocabulary Building Activity
• awe – /o/
n./v. a strong feeling of fear ,
respect and also wonder.
Tagalog translation: gumitla
Syn: amazement, admiration

6. • agony- /’ a-gƏ-nē/
n. extreme mental or emotional
pain
Tagalog translation: hapis
Synonyms: torture, hell, horror
Antonyms: heaven, paradise

7. • covet- /kƏ-vƏt/
v. to want something that
you do not have very much
Tagalog translation: hangarin
Synonyms: desire,wish

8. Sentence: I was filled with
awe and agony when I saw
the body of a slain boy. That’s
why it’s a music to my ears
when I found out that he
gained justice that we are all
coveting for.

9. Idiom:
music to one’s ears- n. the
information you receive makes you feel
very happy .
VBA
awe –n./v. a strong feeling of fear ,
respect and also wonder.
agony- n. extreme mental or emotional
pain
covet- v. to want something that you

10. Write About
Write a descriptive
paragraph about a
famous personality
you admire most.

11. •“How would you
describe paradise
to a blind person?”

12. Objectives:
•analyze the different
kinds of adjectives;
•appreciate the
importance of describing
people and things
around you;

13. Adjectives

14. Kinds of Adjectives
1. Determiners
2. Demonstrative
3. indefinite
4. possessive
5. Interrogative
6. Cardinal
7. Ordinal
8. Descriptive
9. Attributive
10.predicative

15. • DEMONSTRATIVE -point out nouns always
followed by the nouns which they point out.)
Examples:
• this car, that road, these men, those children
, such things.
- I used to like this kind of bag.
- Can you just pick those toys you played
just now?
- These collections have been here since
1992.

16. Determiner/s article - a, an,
the.
e.g,
a gorilla a computer
an umbrella an apple
the mosquitos the
teacher

17. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES -ask
questions. They are always followed by
a noun.
Wh + Noun
Examples :
- Which book are you reading?
- Whose pen are you using?
- What show are you watching?

18. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES- show
possession. They are always followed
by a noun.
Examples:
my friend, my love
her mother, your brother,
their things, his shoes,
our friends, its tail.

19. Cardinal Adjectives- a number
such as one, two, three is used in
simple counting and shows
quantity. They are followed by a
noun.
one man
twenty marbles
six canyons

20. Ordinal Adjectives - a number that
is used to show the position of
someone in a series.
Examples:
first place
fifth runner up
22nd anniversary

21. Indefinite adjectives- used when the
sentence has nothing to point out or
specify. Both, few. Many, several,
many, numerous, various.
Examples:
-I heard many people made the same
promise.
-Several children like dinosaurs.
-Various artists performed at the
Philippine Arena.

22. Descriptive Adjective

23. Basic Colors

24. Colors

25. • Touch as adjective: Slippery, Sticky, etc.
• Feelings as adjectives: Happy, Sad, Angry,
etc.
• Sizes as adjectives: Big, Small, Thin, Thick,
etc.
• Origin as adjectives: European, Latin, Greek,
etc.
• Shapes as adjectives: Triangular,
Rectangular, Square, Circular, etc.
• Qualities as adjectives: Good, Bad, Average,
etc.
• Time as adjective: Yearly, Monthly, etc.
• Age as adjectives: Young, Ancient, Old, etc.
• Material as adjectives: Wood, Cotton, Gold,
etc.

26. • Body – fat, fleshy, heavy, slender, slim,
stout,
• Body, female – curvaceous, curvy,
hourglass figure, lithe, lithesome, lush,
slender, slim, voluptuous
• Body, male – brawny, burly, hard, lean,
muscular, powerful, slim, strapping, strong,
• Eyes – beady, clear, cold, dancing, doe-
eyed, fiery, flashing, glowing, limpid, liquid,
piercing, rolling, shining, snapping, soft,
sparkling, steely, twinkling, wide,

27. Eyes, blue – baby blue,
china blue, cornflower blue,
forget-me-not blue, ice blue,
indigo, sapphire, sky blue,
steel blue

28. • Eyes, gray – charcoal gray,
cloud gray, silver, slate,
smoke, steel,

29. • Eyes, green – bottle green, cat's
eyes, emerald, forest green,
grass green, jade, leaf green, sea
green

30. Eyes, brown – amber, doe-eyed,
golden, nut brown, soft, topaz,
velvety, walnut

31. • Eyes, black – coal black, ebony, jet,
midnight, night, night sky, obsidian, onyx,
pitch black, smoky, soot, velvety

32. Facial Shape

33. • The Snub

34. • The Hawk

35. • The Greek

36. • The Rumpole

37. • The Nixon

38. • The Tara
Just one of 1,300 studied had a nose like Palmer-
Tomkinson

39. Hair
cascading, flowing, mane,
silky, soft, wavy

40. • Hair, blond(e) – ash, flax, flaxen,
gilded, gilt, gold, golden, honey,
platinum, straw-colored, taffy,
tawny, wheat,

41. • Hair, brunet(te) – chestnut,
mouse-brown, mousey, nut
brown, raven, russet, sable,

42. • Hair, gray – grizzled, hoary,
pearly, snow white, winter
white,

43. • Hair, red – auburn, chestnut,
cinnamon, coppery, fiery, flame,
ginger, russet

44. • Skin – flawless, glowing, leathery, lustrous,
soft,
• Skin, dark – bronzed, chocolate, cinnamon,
cocoa, coffee, coppery, dusky, mahogany, nut
brown, swarthy, tan, walnut
• Skin, dark/golden – gilded, golden, honey,
sallow, waxy
• Skin, fair – alabaster, chalky, creamy, milky,
pallid, peaches-and-cream, pearly, porcelain,
translucent, whey-faced
• Skin, fair/reddish – apple-cheeked, rosy,
ruddy.

45. • Fingers – elegant, gnarled, slender,
stubby, tapering,
• Gaze – hypnotic, mesmerizing,
passionate, penetrating, piercing,
smoldering
• Neck – slender, swan-like, thick,
• Nose – beaky, button nose, hawk nose,
prominent, pug nose, snub nosed

46. Descriptive Adjectives
Predicative Adjectives- follow a
linking verb and placed AFTER a
noun.
Examples:
'The bag is heavy'.
That child is young.
Lara smells good.

47. Attributive Adjectives- placed
BEFORE a noun.
Ex.
Attributive
• the blue sea
• the old man
• happy children

48. Complete the table
Sentence Adjective Type
1. This is his room.
2. John fells ill
3. The fifth floor
belongs to Carlo.

49. What are the
different kinds
of adjectives?

50. Why do we
need to study
adjectives?

51. Fixing Skills
Directions: Determine the
kind of adjective of the
underlined word by
choosing the letter of the
correct answer.

52. A. Determiners
B. Demonstrative
C. Indefinite
D. Possessive
E. Interrogative
F. Cardinal
G. Ordinal
H. Descriptive
I. Attributive
J. Predicative

53. 1.The green door opened
slowly.
2.Our classmates love
bullying us.
3.Few students attended
the seminar.

54. Formative Assessment
Directions: Determine
the kind of adjective of
the underlined word by
writing the letter of the
correct answer.

55. 1. I love yellow fruits and
vegetables.
2. We’re done with the eighteen
candles and roses.
3. Those birds and animals should
be protected from heartless
hunters.
4. I saw a gorgeous lady.
5. The water is dangerous.

56. 6 Facets of Understanding Questions
• Explanation: What is the key concept of the
lesson?
• Interpretation: To what object can you
compare adjectives? Why?
• Application: How can adjectives be applied
in the larger world?
• Perspective: What is your best description
as a person?
• Empathy: What was the lesson trying to
make us feel and see?
• Self-knowledge: How are your views about
life shaped by the lesson?