Describing Sight Read each sentence. Write the describing word that answers the question. 1. Round balloons are ready for the party. What kind of balloons? ======= balloons 2. We will eat a chocolate cake. What kind of cake? =========== cake 3. Large presents are on the table. What kind of presents? ======= presents 4. Yellow bows are on the gifts. What kind of bows? ======== bows Look at the underlined noun in each sentence. Circle the adjective that describes the underlined noun. 5. We saw a short clown at the circus. 6. The clown had a red nose on his face. 7. He blew a huge horn at the crowd. 8. His funny show made the people laugh. Write a sentence with adjectives to describe a party. 74 English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 121 Extra Practice
Describing Sound & Smell Fill in the correct circle to show whether the underlined adjective tells how something looks, smells, or sounds. 1. The meowing cat kept me awake last night. looks smells sounds 2. The cat has gray fur. looks smells sounds 3. The cat s milk smelled sour. looks smells sounds 4. The newborn kittens make squeaky cries. looks smells sounds Look at the underlined noun and circle the adjective that describes a smell. 5. I smelled the sweet flowers. 6. The nasty odor of the trash made me sick. 7. The spicy cookies smelled good. 8. The sweaty boys tramped to the locker room. Look at the underlined noun and circle the adjective that describes a sound. 9. The humming motor made the baby sleep. 10. The buzzing bee stung me on the arm. 11. The teacher hushed the whispering students. 12. Matt hugged the purring kitten. Write the name of a place you would like to go. 13. ================================ Write adjectives describing what you would see, smell, or hear. 14. ========= 15. ========= English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 122 Extra Practice 75
Describing Taste & Touch Circle the adjective that tells how each underlined thing tastes. 1. The sugary candy melted in my mouth. 2. The spicy food burned my tongue. 3. We could not eat the rotten eggs. 4. The sour lemonade needed sugar. Circle the adjective that tells how each underlined thing feels. 5. She fell on the icy sidewalk. 6. We had to wait before eating the hot soup. 7. The pig played in the slippery mud. 8. He used rough sandpaper on the block of wood. Write an adjective that tells how each thing tastes. You can use a word from the word bank or write your own. 9. =============== apple 10. =============== medicine Write an adjective that tells how the thing feels. You can use a word from the word bank or write your own. 11. =============== pin 12. =============== teddy bear Write a sentence to tell how popped popcorn tastes or feels. Adjectives that describe taste and touch bitter cold crunchy damp furry greasy hard hot juicy pointy rotten rough salty sharp soft sour spicy sweet 76 English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 123 Extra Practice
Using Adjectives to Compare Circle the adjective that compares two. 1. My soup is cooler than Teresa s soup. 2. Xavier s new flashlight is brighter than your old flashlight. 3. That box is heavier than the one on the table. 4. Amy s book is longer than Emily s book. Circle the adjective that compares more than two. 5. Your birthday is the happiest day of the year. 6. Grandma s garden has the prettiest flowers. 7. Kevin is the hardest worker on the soccer team. 8. My dad is the tallest person in our family. Circle two if the underlined adjective compares two. Circle more than two if the underlined adjective compares more than two. 9. An orange is larger than a grape. two more than two 10. A grapefruit is bigger than an orange. two more than two 11. In a bowl of lemons, oranges, grapes, and grapefruits, oranges taste the sweetest. two more than two 12. Grapes are the smallest of the four fruits. two more than two Write the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence. 13. Jason has a ======== pencil. 14. Sally s pencil is ======== than Tom s pencil. 15. Mindy s pencil is the ======== pencil of all. short shorter shortest English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 124 Extra Practice 77
Comparing with er & est Circle two if the underlined adjective compares two nouns. Circle more than two if the underlined adjective compares more than two nouns. 1. Carmen makes the hottest salsa in town. two more than two 2. The rain sounds softer than the storm yesterday. two more than two 3. Use your nicest handwriting for the final copy. two more than two Read each sentence. Add er or est to the adjective in parentheses ( ) to complete each sentence. 4. (ripe) The yellow pears are ======= than the green pears. 5. (loud) The girls cheered ======== than the boys. 6. (high) Mary had the ========= science grade in the class. Underline the correct adjective in each sentence. 7. (short) My brother is (shorter, shortest) than I am. 8. (funny) Joseph is the (funnier, funniest) boy in the second grade. 9. (fat) Your cat is (fatter, fattest) than my cat. 10. (lazy) Sheila s old dog is the (lazier, laziest) animal I have ever seen. Write a sentence with the adjective larger. Write a sentence with the adjective largest. 78 English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 125 Extra Practice
How Many? Circle the question that each underlined adjective answers. 1. Anteaters like to eat many ants. 2. A special anteater in South America is the tamandua. 3. It is four feet long. 4. This anteater has thick fur. Read the story about the tamandua anteater. Circle the five adjectives in the story. The tamandua has a long nose and a strong tail. Its powerful claws find ants in the trees. The anteater s wet tongue picks up many ants at a time. How would you like to share his dinner? Write a sentence about animals with an adjective that answers 5. ================================ ================================ English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 126 Extra Practice 79
Finding Colorful Adjectives Choose a synonym from the word bank to replace the adjective in each sentence. Remember that synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning. D A C B 1. Paul Revere rode a fast horse. 2. The patriots were brave men. 3. My paragraph is about a great leader. 4. Kind colonists often gave them food and shelter. A. courageous B. thoughtful C. important D. swift Circle the word in the box that is a more colorful adjective for the underlined word in each sentence. 5. Cindi felt afraid during the storm. happy frightened calm 6. The smart teacher helped each child. lazy tall clever 7. The kind woman patted my dog. 8. The mad wasps flew in circles. cold adjective having a low temperature; feeling no warmth This house is cold even though it is warm outside. Choose a synonym for cold from the thesaurus entry. Write a sentence with your new word. gentle tired rude busy angry yellow chilly cool frosty frozen 80 English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 127 Extra Practice
Each sentence contains a series. Separate the words in each series with commas. Using Commas in a Series 1. There will be five six or seven guests for dinner. 2. We will serve chicken potatoes peas and rolls., 3. Tall silky orange flowers are on the table. 4. My aunts uncles and cousins will also come. 5. They will bring the drinks napkins plates and cups. Read each pair of sentences. Fill in the circle next to the correct sentence. 6. The loud, chattering silly monkeys made me laugh. The loud, chattering, silly monkeys made me laugh. 7. We fed the monkeys bread, crackers, and cookies. We fed the monkeys bread crackers and cookies. 8. The zookeeper cleaned the bear lion tiger, and elephant pens. The zookeeper cleaned the bear, lion, tiger, and elephant pens., 9. The busy, giggling, happy children enjoyed the zoo. The busy giggling happy children enjoyed the zoo. 10. Rachel Jenny Matt and Paul want to go again. Rachel, Jenny, Matt, and Paul want to go again. Combine the following sentences by using commas in a series. Steven bought a sharp pencil. Steven bought a shiny pencil. Steven bought a colorful pencil. English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 128 Extra Practice 81
Chapter 13 Review A. Look at the underlined noun in each sentence. Circle the adjective that answers 1. The park has a large playground. 2. A tall slide is in the middle of the playground. 3. The fast merry-go-round spins the children. 4. The dizzy children laugh. 5. My favorite ride is the swings. B. Underline the correct adjective in each sentence. 6. The weather today is (colder, coldest) than yesterday. 7. We had the (bigger, biggest) snow of the year. 8. My friend s snowman was (fatter, fattest) than mine. C. Look at the underlined noun in each sentence. Circle the adjective that answers 9. I sat with three friends at the soccer game. 10. One player kicked a goal. 11. Many people in the crowd cheered. 12. Our team won the game by four points. D. Each sentence contains a series. Separate the words in each series with commas. 13. Juan likes chocolate vanilla and strawberry ice cream. 14. Sherry prefers milkshakes cones and sodas. 15. Pam eats chewy sticky caramel popcorn for a snack. 16. Roger likes a healthy snack of crunchy juicy red apples. 17. I enjoy apples popcorn and ice cream! 82 English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 129 Extra Practice
Chapter 13 Review E. Decide whether the underlined adjective tells or Circle the correct answer. 18. Tanya bought a new dress last week. 19. The dress has red flowers on it. 20. She bought three bows for her hair. 21. One bow matches her new dress. 22. Tanya s mother took a picture of her beautiful daughter. F. Circle the word in the box that is a synonym for the underlined word in the sentence. 23. The careful fireman climbed the ladder. 24. The kind waitress brought extra napkins. 25. The nice boy opened the door for his grandma. cautious clumsy strong short busy helpful polite rude quiet English 2, Chapter 13, Lesson 129 Extra Practice 83