This document discusses adjectives and their purpose in describing nouns by answering how many and what kind. It provides examples of sentences with adjectives and the nouns they describe. Readers are prompted to identify the adjectives and nouns in additional sentences. The document concludes by reminding readers that adjectives answer two questions about nouns and offering more practice identifying adjectives and nouns.

1. By Joanne Whitley
& Connie Campbell

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. Can you find the adjectives and
the nouns they describe?
Robert had
four books
on his shelf.
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
little
baby
crawled.
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. How did you do?
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