What is an Adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
An adjective can tell what kind or how many.
What Kind: We waited to make hot soup.
We like soup on a cold, rainy day.
How Many: We made ten bowls of soup.
There are many people in my family.
Write the adjective that describes each underlined noun.
Example: Soup is a healthy food.
_______healthy_____
1.
We cooked homemade soup.
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2.
We had to buy several things for the soup.
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3.
We went to the new market on Brown Street.
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4.
I asked for three pounds of chicken.
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5.
I bought a few carrots too.
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6.
Eli got two fresh peppers.
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7.
We also needed some small onions.
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8.
Everything fit into one large bag.
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9.
At home we took out the big, heavy pot.
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10. There are many ways to make soup.
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11. We put in white rice and a dash of pepper.
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12. A dash of pepper is a tiny bit.
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13. Then we cooked it on a low flame.
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14. I like soup that is a golden color.
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What is an Adjective?
What Kind: China is a huge country with a long, interesting history.
How Many: Many people live in China.
Write the adjectives that describe the underlined nouns. Then write
what kind or how many for each adjective.
1. The main language in China is Chinese. __________________________
2. Some people in China can read several foreign languages too.
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3. There are many ways to speak Chinese.
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4. People in separate villages may use different words.
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Write each adjective and the noun that it describes.
5. Chinese is written in special symbols called characters.
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6. One small character can stand for a whole idea.
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7. There are over a thousand characters.
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8. People write the characters with black ink and fine brushes.
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9. The characters look like pretty, delicate pictures.
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10. The characters appear on many ancient paintings.
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