Adjectives and Our Senses

An adjective describes a person, place, animal, or thing. An

adjective can tell how something looks, sounds, tastes, feels,
or smells.
The frog saw a small caterpillar.
Small describes the way the caterpillar looks.

Find the adjectives that tell how something looks, sounds, tastes,
feels, or smells. Circle the adjectives.

1. The frog liked delicious breakfasts.

2. Would he like Mexican chiles?

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3. He heard singing birds.

4. The frog saw wonderful things.

5. Now he likes old trees.

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 Adjectives for Number, Size, and Shape
Words for number, size, and shape are adjectives.
The words a, an, and the are also adjectives called
articles.
A sunflower has small seeds.
The word a describes how many sunflowers—one.
Small describes the size of the seeds.

Underline the adjectives that describe the number, size, or shape

of something. Write the adjectives in the chart.

1. Tina planted ten sunflowers.

2. Sunflowers are tall plants.

3. Seeds grow in large heads.

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4. Tina took out oval seeds.

5. She filled the bag with seeds.

Describe Number Describe Size Describe Shape

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 Adjectives That Compare
Add -er to an adjective to compare two persons, places, or
things. This is the comparative form. Add -est to an adjective
to compare three or more persons, places, or things. This is the
superlative form.

The chick is smaller than the hen.

Smaller compares two things—the chick and the hen.
The egg is smallest of the three.
Smallest compares three things—the egg, the chick, and the hen.

Circle adjectives that compare two things. Underline adjectives

that compare three or more things.

1. Lions are faster than zebras.

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2. The cheetah is the fastest animal on land.

3. The blue whale is the longest animal of all.

4. Dolphins are longer than porpoises.

5. A pine tree is taller than an oak tree.

6. Redwoods are the tallest trees of all.

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 Adverbs That Tell When and Where
Adverbs tell more about a verb. Some adverbs show when
or where.
I saw the moon yesterday.
Yesterday tells when.
Astronauts walk there.
There tells where.
Many things happen in a certain order. Some adverbs can tell
order. These adverbs are time transition words.
Jose saw the moon before. He will read about it now.

Underline the adverb in each sentence.

Write when if the adverb shows when.
Write where if the adverb shows where.
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1. The moon fell yesterday.

2. It fell down to the sea.

3. The fish helped the moon next.

4. Now they are friends.

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 Adverbs That Tell How
An adverb can tell more about a verb by telling how an action is
done. Adverbs that tell how usually end in -ly.
When she looked up, she saw the mountain clearly.
Clearly tells how she saw the mountain.

Write an adverb from the box to complete each sentence.

Use each adverb once.

quietly loudly wildly

quickly carefully suddenly

1. “I must listen ,” she said.

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2. She left her village .

3. the mountain shook.

4. “Why have you come?” it asked .

5. The wind blew .

6. She ran down the path.

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