Let's solve the task step by step.
Task:
Select the adjectives in the following sentences.
An
adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It gives more information about the qualities or characteristics of the noun (e.g., size, color, shape, age, etc.).
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We will go through each sentence and identify the adjectives.
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1. *Sally wore a blue dress to school.*
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blue → describes the dress (color)
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→
Adjective: blue
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2. *Mummy baked a big chocolate cake.*
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big → describes the cake (size)
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chocolate → describes the cake (type/flavor)
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→
Adjectives: big, chocolate
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3. *The friendly nurse works in a hospital.*
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friendly → describes the nurse (personality)
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→
Adjective: friendly
(Note: "the" is a definite article, not an adjective.)
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4. *The noisy frog likes to eat small bugs.*
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noisy → describes the frog (sound)
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small → describes the bugs (size)
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→
Adjectives: noisy, small
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5. *The cute, fluffy puppy fell asleep on my bed.*
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cute → describes the puppy
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fluffy → describes the puppy
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Adjectives: cute, fluffy
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6. *I like to eat green mangoes and ripe pineapples.*
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green → describes mangoes (color)
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ripe → describes pineapples (state/condition)
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Adjectives: green, ripe
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7. *Did you borrow my black umbrella?*
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black → describes the umbrella (color)
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→
Adjective: black
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8. *The windy day caused the red kite to fly away.*
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windy → describes the day (weather condition)
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red → describes the kite (color)
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Adjectives: windy, red
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9. *Peter washed the peach pie off of his dirty face.*
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peach → describes the pie (type/flavor)
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dirty → describes the face (condition)
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Adjectives: peach, dirty
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10. *My dad caught a huge fish in the river yesterday.*
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huge → describes the fish (size)
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→
Adjective: huge
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✔ Final Answer:
1.
blue
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big, chocolate
3.
friendly
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noisy, small
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cute, fluffy
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green, ripe
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black
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windy, red
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peach, dirty
10.
huge
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Summary:
Adjectives describe nouns and tell us more about them. In this worksheet, we identified adjectives based on their role in describing size, color, type, condition, and personality.
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