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Adjectives
The Bug Book
BY
M ARIA F LEMING
Happy
Hungry
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Tall
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Adjectives
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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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Written by Maria Fleming
Illustrated by Gary Swift
Designed by Jason Robinson
ISBN: 0-439-45818-8
Copyright © 2004 by Scholastic Inc.
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.
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Terrif ic
Fabulous
Great
Do you know what an adjective
is? Share your ideas.
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
just what an adjective can do.
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clean bug
An adjective is a word
that describes a noun
such as a bug.
mean bug
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Can you think of some
other adjectives that
describe these bugs?
gigantic, friendly, green bug
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strong bug
long bug
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annoying tagalong bug
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sticky bug
picky bug
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speedy bug
Lots of adjectives
end in the letter y.
How many can
you think of?
greedy bug
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outrageous bug
contagious bug
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Example:
hero + ic = heroic
courage + ous = courageous
Try to make adjectives out
of these words:
humor, beauty, love, fool, magic, forget,
wish, frighten.
heroic and courageous bug
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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.
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silly bug
chilly bug
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surprised bug
disguised bug
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gymnastic bugs
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elastic bugs
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Hooray for Adjectives!
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many enthusiastic bugs
Can you think of adjectives to
describe each of these bugs?
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Super
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Fantastic
marvelous
Incredible
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When you want to modify a noun,
an adjective won’t let you down.
Try adding adjectives—they’re incredible
at making nouns UNFORGETTABLE!
Let’s Review
Adjectives
No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in
part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or
by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.
For information regarding permission, write to
Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources
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.
awesome
Written by Maria Fleming
Illustrated by Gary Swift
Designed by Jason Robinson
ISBN: 0-439-45818-8
Copyright © 2004 by Scholastic Inc.
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.
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