Handout # 1



Handout # 1 Adjectives Name_______________________ Date_________________________

Period_______________________

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun by limiting its meaning.

quiet song two dollars that house

baby turtles Korean cooking these shoes

blue sky official documents few people

windy day every student any problems

Circle the adjectives in each sentence. Draw an arrow to the word it modifies.

Helen Keller and Her Teacher, Annie Sullivan

1. She was born a normal child, but Helen Keller suffered a serious illness when she was nineteen months of age.

2. After the unknown illness, no one was able to communicate a clear message to Helen because she was now deaf and blind.

3. The physical body continued to develop normally; however, because she needed language in order to learn, the mind did not grow strong.

4. The Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston helped the parents with a difficult problem.

5. The Institution sent a recent graduate, Annie Sullivan, to educate Helen.

Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.

Positive (1) Comparative (2) Superlative (3 or more)

fast faster fastest

happy happier happiest

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

good better best

bad worse worst

sad sadder saddest

fine finer finest

large larger largest

Handout # 2 (continued)

Identifying Adjective Forms

Circle the adjective of comparison in each sentence. Label each adjective C or comparative or S for superlative.

1. Selling a home is often more inconvenient than buying a home. (C)

2. Because of the emotional ties inherent in home ownership, every homeowner believes his or her domicile is the best. (S)

3. Although there are many decisions to be made when selling your home, the most difficult task is deciding on a fair price. (S)

4. A buyer is more suspicious of an inflated price when the home is in disrepair. (C)

5. The worst part of selling is having to allow strangers to roam through your home. (S)

Articles are the adjectives a, an, and the. A and an are called indefinite articles. The is called a definite article.

Indefinite I wrote a poem.

Luisa wrote an essay.

Definite I wrote the poem.

Luisa wrote the essay.

Using Articles in Sentences

For each blank, write an article and label it indefinite and definite.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Pacifist

1. Although many disagreed with him, Dr. Martin Luther King believed nonviolence was ______ best way to achieve his goal. (the - definite)

2. King knew this approach would be difficult, but he did not believe in taking ____

easy way out. (the – definite)

3. In April 1963, Dr. King led _____ series of civil rights marches in Birmingham, Alabama. (a – indefinite)

4. The purpose of _____ marches was to make Americans aware of the problems that faced African American and other minorities. (the – definite)

5. History was made as Dr. King led his people to freedom and simultaneously became famous around _____ world. (the- definite)

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