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4 4 Adjectives

Warm-up

Underline the adjectives and write the words they modify.
1. I saw a strange bird in the garden. ______________________________________

2. There was no milk in the steel bottle. ______________________________________

3. I forgot the whole thing. ______________________________________
4. It was an interesting story. ______________________________________

5. Kanta is a wise girl. ______________________________________

The words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns are called the adjectives. They help to make
the language more specific.

Read the sentences given below.
l Since it’s a hot day, Leena is wearing a sleeveless shirt.

l The beautiful princess is wearing a purple dress.

Kinds of Adjectives

Adjectives are of different kinds.
1. Adjectives of Quality 2. Adjectives of Quantity

3. Adjectives of Numbers 4. Demonstrative Adjectives

5. Distributive Adjectives 6. Interrogative Adjectives
7. Possessive Adjectives

Adjectives of Quality

The adjectives that tell us about the special traits, qualities or features of nouns are called the
adjectives of quality.

Read the sentences given below.

l This piece of candy is sweet.
l She gave her mother a bunch of reddish-orange flowers.

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