Language Arts Grade Six

Unit Thirteen, Lesson Two: Adjectives and Adverbs


  1. request
  2. western
  3. testing
  4. wetter
  5. letter
  6. reset
  7. chemical
  8. element
  9. formula
  10. period
  1. chart
  2. oxygen
  3. oxide
  4. iron
  5. alloy
  6. calcium
  7. chloride
  8. silver
  9. gold
  10. copper
Adjectives

Adjectives modify nouns. That means that adjectives help to describe nouns. They provide us with more information about a noun.

For instance, consider how the following adjectives might give us more information about a tree.


	Jill took a picture of the ______ tree.

	old			dead			tall

	healthy			decaying		small

	beautiful		stately			burnt

Adjectives can come in three forms: regular, comparative, superlative. Here are some examples:


	REGULAR			COMPARATIVE		SUPERLATIVE
	 tall			 taller			 tallest
	 cold			 colder			 coldest
	 healthy		 healthier		 healthiest
	 smooth			 smoother		 smoothest
	 wet			 wetter			 wettest
	
Comparative forms of adjectives are used to compare two things. Superlative forms of adjectives are used to compare three or more things. Here are a couple examples:

	Jack's dog was dirtier than Collin's dog.

	Jack's dog was the dirtiest dog in town.


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