This document provides an introduction to adjectives and how they are used to describe nouns. It explains that adjectives usually answer the questions "how many?" and "what kind?". Several examples of adjectives describing nouns are given, such as "four books", "scary ghost", and "clear ball". The document also notes that nouns can sometimes act as adjectives to describe other nouns, like "history teacher" or "race horse".

1. Standard IV

2. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives tell about nouns.
They usually answer 2
questions.

3. •HOW
MANY?
•WHAT
KIND?
One sad little girl was in
our class.

4. •HOW
MANY?
•WHAT
KIND?
One sad little girl was in
our class.
One sad little girl was in
our class.

5. •HOW
MANY?
•WHAT
KIND?
One sad little girl was in
our class.
One sad little girl was in
our class.

6. Let’s Practice!

7. Robert had
four books
on his shelf.
Can you find the adjectives and
the nouns they describe?
four describes

8. The scary
ghost was
not
smiling!
scary describes

9. Jessimine
looked
into the
clear ball.
clear describes

10. The
colorful
butterfly
was
Evan’s. colorful describes

11. Brittany
wore a
pink
dress!
pink describes

12. Frankie
saw a
funny
clown at
the circus.
funny describes

13. Hilary
wore a
striped
shirt.
striped describes

14. The little
baby
crawled.
little
little describes

15. Chasitie
bounced
the round
basketball.
round describes

16. Adjectives answer two questions.
•HOW
MANY?
•WHAT
KIND?
some few many
several lots four
green crunchy smooth
new smart beautiful

17. What is the adjective?
What noun does it tell about?
The blue
notebook
is closed.
Adjective?
Noun?

18. Noun as Adjective
Sometimes we
use a noun to
describe another
noun. In that
case, the first
noun "acts as"
an adjective.
noun as
adjective noun
history teacher
ticket office
race horse

19. The "noun as adjective" always
comes first
• a race horse is a horse that runs in races
• a horse race is a race for horses
• a boat race is a race for boats
• a love story is a story about love
• a war story is a story about war
• a tennis ball is a ball for playing tennis
• tennis shoes are shoes for playing tennis
• a computer exhibition is an exhibition of computers
• a bicycle shop is a shop that sells bicycles