Adjectives Review 1

Adjective Study Guide

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• An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.  
• Adjectives tell whose, how much, what kind or how many. 
• Encyclopedias have accurate information.  (what kind)
• A library has several dictionaries.  (how many)

• Articles--a, an, the
• Articles are special kinds of adjectives.  Use a and an to refer to any one item in a group.  
• A is used before words beginning with a consonant sound.  
• An is used before words beginning with a vowel sound.
• Use the to refer to a particular item or items.
• Demonstrative Adjectives--this, that, these, those
• A demonstrative adjective comes before a noun.  
• Demonstrative adjectives tell which one or which ones.  
• This and these are used to point out nearby people or things.
• That and those are used to point out people or things far away.
• This and that (singular)
• These and those (plural)
• A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun.  
• A proper noun names a certain person, place, thing, or idea.  
• A proper adjective begins with a capital letter.  (Japanese, African, Hawaiian).
• Comparative adjectives compare two nouns or pronouns.  
• Add er to most adjectives or add the word more before longer adjectives.
• Superlative adjectives compare three or more nouns. 
• Add est to most adjectives or add the word most before longer adjectives.
• Forms of good and bad:
• good, better, best
• bad, worse, worst
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  4^th Grade Language 

  Study Guide – Adjectives/ Review 

  Noun – names a person, place, or thing
  Verb – shows action, or state of being
  Pronoun – takes the place of a noun
  Adjective – describes nouns or pronouns
  
  1. answers: Which one? What kind? How many? How much? Whose?
  2. a, an, and the are always adjectives – they are called articles
  
  
  Writing Comparisons – adding –er or -est
  
  1. if the adjective ends with a short vowel sound before the final consonant, then double the final consonant before adding –er or –est
  2. if the adjective ends in e, drop the final e before adding –er or -est
  3. whenever you use –er or –est, make sure you state what you are comparing
  
  
  Information below is NOT on the next test on 2/27.
  Adverb – describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
  
  1. answers: Where? When? How often? To what extent? How?
  2. often ends in –ly
  Preposition – shows relationship (learn the list of common prepositions)
  Example: The bird flew in her cage.
  Object of the preposition – the noun after the preposition
  Example: The bird flew in her cage.
  Conjunction
  1. joins words or groups of words
  2. common conjunctions include: and, but, or, nor, yet, for
  Interjection – shows strong or sudden feeling
  Example: Ouch! That bee stung me!
  My, look how well you did!