An adjective is a word that describes a person, animal, place, thing or idea. Adjectives modify or "tell more" about nouns.(PARTS-OF-SPEECH ACTIVITIES)

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Play an Animal Adjective Game. Write the name of a secret animal on a sticky note for each student and place the labels on students' backs. Then let students mingle and ask their classmates adjective questions, such as "Am I furry?" "Am I striped?" "Am I spotted?" Tell students that they can answer only questions that contain an adjective: "Do I have long ears?" follows the rules, but "Do I have ears?" does not. Let the game continue until each student has discovered his or her secret animal identity. For a writing extension, invite students to write a descriptive paragraph ...

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