Grammar tales 33

Let’s ReviewAn adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun.. An adjective can tell you what someone or something looks like gigantic, feels like sticky, or acts

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The Bug Book

Hungry

Glamorous

Tall

Studious

Happy

Cranky

B Y M A R I A F L E M I N G

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Let’s Review

An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes,

a noun or a pronoun.

Adjectives give more information about a noun They can tell you how

many (some bugs, seven bugs) or what kind (long bug, green bug) An adjective can tell you what someone or something looks like (gigantic), feels like (sticky), or acts like (friendly) An adjective can describe any

quality of the noun it modifies.

Lots of adjectives have common endings Many end in the letter y (pretty,

happy, greedy) Sometimes you can make an adjective out of a noun or

a verb by adding an ending such as -ic, -ous, -ish, -ful, -ing, -al, or -able For instance, someone who acts like a fool might be described as foolish.

Sometimes a word that looks like a noun is really an adjective For

instance, a tagalong is someone who follows someone else But in the phrase tagalong bug, the word tagalong describes the bug That makes

it an adjective Other examples of adjectives “disguised” as nouns are

chocolate soda and kitchen sink.

You can always tell that a word is an adjective if it tells you more about the noun it modifies.

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awesome

fabulous

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Adjectives are AWESOME, there’s just no doubt about it.

They take a noun—any noun—

and tell us more about it.

These bugs will demonstrate for you

Do you know what an adjective is? Share your ideas.

Fabulous

Great

Terrif ic

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mean bug

clean bug

An adjective is a word

that describes a noun

such as a bug.

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gigantic, friendly, green bug

Can you think of some other adjectives that describe these bugs?

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long bug

strong bug

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annoying tagalong bug

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picky bug

sticky bug

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greedy bug

speedy bug

Lots of adjectives

end in the letter y.

How many can you think of?

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contagious bug

outrageous bug

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heroic and courageous bug

Sometimes you can make an adjective out of a noun or verb by adding a

special ending such as ic, ous, ish,

ful, ing, al, or able.

Example:

hero + ic = heroic courage + ous = courageous

Try to make adjectives out

of these words:

humor, beauty, love, fool, magic, forget, wish, frighten.

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chilly bug

silly bug

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disguised bug

surprised bug

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Grammar

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elastic bugs

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Grammar

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Can you think of adjectives to describe each of these bugs?

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When you want to modify a noun,

an adjective won’t let you down.

Fantastic

marvelous

Incredible

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