TM Adjectives The Bug Book BY M ARIA F LEMING Happy Hungry Studious Tall Glamorous Cranky 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 10 40 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 fabulous Awesome Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources clean bug An adjective is a word that describes a noun such as a bug mean bug Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Can you think of some other adjectives that describe these bugs? gigantic, friendly, green bug Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources strong bug long bug annoying tagalong bug Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources sticky bug picky bug Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources speedy bug Lots of adjectives end in the letter y How many can you think of? greedy bug Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources outrageous bug contagious bug 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 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources silly bug chilly bug 10 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources surprised bug disguised bug 11 12 gymnastic bugs Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources elastic bugs 13 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Hooray for Adjectives! 14 many enthusiastic bugs Can you think of adjectives to describe each of these bugs? 15 Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Super Grammar Tales: The Bug Book (Adjectives) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Fantastic marvelous Incredible 16 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 10 40 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 fabulous