1. What is an Adjective?

• An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
• A noun is a person, place, or thing.
• Example: The happy dog ran fast. (The word “happy” describes the dog.)

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2. Adjectives That Tell What Kind

• These adjectives describe what something is like.
• Example: The blue sky is beautiful.
• Blue describes the kind of sky.

More Examples:

• A big house (big tells what kind of house)
• A round ball (round tells what kind of ball)
• A sweet cake (sweet tells what kind of cake)

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3. Adjectives That Tell How Many

• These adjectives tell you the number or amount of something.
• Example: I have three pencils.
• Three tells how many pencils I have.

More Examples:

• There are two dogs. (two tells how many dogs)
• I ate five cookies. (five tells how many cookies)
• She has many books. (many tells how many books)