Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010
Great Athlete
Adjectives
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives provide details and tell what kind, which one, how many, or how much.
The tip sheets and worksheets of this part address various topics and skills related to adjectives. The first tip sheet and Worksheets 5.1 through 5.3 concentrate on identifying adjectives, while Worksheet 5.4 focuses on proper adjectives. The next two tip sheets and Worksheets 5.5 through 5.7 focus on the comparison of adjectives, and Worksheets 5.8 and 5.9 provide reviews.
Tip sheet
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe a noun or pronoun. There are different kinds of adjectives.
✵ Most adjectives tell what kind or how many.
The chilly rain made me shiver. (what kind)
Ten inches of snow fell. (how many)
✵ Adjectives usually come before the nouns they describe. But they can also follow linking verbs.
The stars were bright.
The movie was great.
✵ The words a, an, and the are special adjectives. They are called articles. Use a before a noun that starts with a consonant. Use an before a noun that starts with a vowel sound. Use the before specific persons, places, or things.
Have a sandwich for lunch.
Here is an apple for a snack.
I had the tomato soup for lunch.
✵ When used before nouns, the words this, that, these, and those are demonstrative adjectives. This and that come before singular nouns. These and those come before plural nouns.
This book is interesting.
These books are interesting.
That tree is tall.
Those trees are tall.
✵ Proper adjectives are adjectives formed from proper nouns.
5.1 Great Athlete
This woman was an Olympic gold medal winner. She also became a champion golfer. Although she died in 1956, she is still thought to be one of the greatest woman athletes of all time. Who was she?
To answer the question, find the adjective in each set of words below. Write the letter of the adjective in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page.
