Question

50 adjectives

• an adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
• adjectives usually tell what kind, which one, or how many.
• a proper adjective is an adjective that is formed from a proper noun. it always begins with a capital letter.
• the articles a, an, and the are called limiting adjectives.

a. write three adjectives to describe each noun.

1. mountain
2. weather
3. journey
4. classroom
5. book

b. underline each adjective.

1. this old chair is comfortable.
2. we have read a funny story recently.
3. this heavy traffic creates many dangerous situations.
4. the eager sailors collected odd souvenirs at every port.
5. the tired, thirsty soldiers marched on.
6. this is my favourite book.
7. the solitary guard walked along the lonely beach.
8. we sat in the sixth row.
9. these damp matches will not strike.
10. dan made french toast for breakfast.
11. will you light those candles, please?
12. a red bird chirped loudly in the tall tree.
13. the heavy elephant sat down slowly.
14. a tour bus stopped at the pirates cove.
15. the tall model wore italian leather.
16. we ate fresh seafood on our vacation.
17. do you like mashed or baked potatoes?
18. she served chinese food for dinner.

Explanation:

For part A, we choose appropriate adjectives based on common - sense associations with the nouns. For part B, we identify words that modify nouns as adjectives and underline them according to the definition of adjectives as words that modify nouns or pronouns.

Answer:

A. Write three adjectives to describe each noun

1. mountains: tall, majestic, rocky
2. weather: sunny, stormy, cold
3. journey: long, adventurous, tiring
4. classroom: noisy, bright, orderly
5. book: interesting, thick, old

B. Underline each adjective

1. This ~~old~~ chair is comfortable.
2. We have read a ~~funny~~ story recently.
3. This ~~heavy~~ traffic creates many ~~dangerous~~ situations.
4. The ~~eager~~ sailors collected odd souvenirs at every port.
5. The ~~tired~~, ~~thirsty~~ soldiers marched on.
6. This is my ~~favourite~~ book.
7. The ~~solitary~~ guard walked along the ~~lonely~~ beach.
8. We sat in the ~~sixth~~ row.
9. These ~~damp~~ matches will not strike.
10. Dan made ~~French~~ toast for breakfast.
11. Will you light those ~~candles~~, please? (Note: "those" is a demonstrative adjective here)
12. A ~~red~~ bird chirped loudly in the ~~tall~~ tree.
13. The ~~heavy~~ elephant sat down slowly.
14. A ~~tour~~ bus stopped at the pirate's cove.
15. The ~~tall~~ model wore ~~Italian~~ leather.
16. We ate ~~fresh~~ seafood on our vacation.
17. Do you like ~~mashed~~ or ~~baked~~ potatoes?
18. She served ~~Chinese~~ food for dinner.