5

English
Quarter 1 – Module 4.2:
Kinds of Adjective
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English – Grade 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

on Kinds of Adjectives!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and
assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

ii
For the learner:

Welcome to the English – Grade 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

on Kinds of Adjective!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need
to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.
What I
Know
This part includes an activity that aims to
check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.
What’s
New
In this portion, the new lesson will be
introduced to you in various ways; a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an activity
or a situation.

This section provides a brief discussion of

What is It the lesson. This aims to help you discover
and understand new concepts and skills.
What’s
More
This comprises activities for independent
practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.
What I Have
Learned
This includes questions or blank
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

iii
 What I
Can Do This section provides an activity which will
help you transfer your new knowledge or
skill into real life situations or concerns.

This is a task which aims to evaluate your

Assessment level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.
Additional
Activities In this portion, another activity will be given
to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You

iv
 Lesson

1 Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives are descriptive words. They are used to describe or modify other words.
There are different kinds of adjectives which can be used in describing nouns or
pronouns. Appropriate adjectives must be used to have a clearer picture of the
person, animal, thing or event being described.

What’s In

Read and analyze the following sentences. Fill in the blank with the correct
adjectives to be used. Choose your answer from the given choices inside the box.

plastic pink educational colorful sunny

ten thick many tall easy

1. Princess wears a_________ dress.

2. He sits on a _________ chair.

3. Mother puts _________ egg yolk to make leche plan for dessert.

4. There were _________ flowers in the garden.

5. _________ buildings are built in the city.

6. She had an _________ test yesterday.

7. _________ people watched the concert of Black Pink that was held in MOA
Arena.

8. Joey is wearing a _________ jacket that suits the cold weather.

9. It was a _________ day. The children enjoy playing in the playground.

10. My classmates love to read _________ books.

Notes to the Teacher

This module helps the students understand the kinds of adjective
in the sentence through given examples.

What’s New
Study the following selection. Answer the questions given after it.

Kevin has a puppy. Its name is Boomer. Boomer is a German Shepherd puppy
which has an appealing look. It has a very cute face with round blue eyes. It has a
well-trimmed hair coat as well.

Kevin is so fond of Boomer because it is very friendly and playful. He enjoys

playing with it. He teaches Boomer many tricks which are easily learned by the
cute puppy.

Kevin takes good care of Boomer. He always feed it with its favorite food and
bathes it every day. He also makes sure that Boomer has a comfortable place to
rest and sleep.
Questions:

1. Who has a puppy?

2. What is the name of Kevin’s puppy?

3. What kind of puppy is Boomer?

4. What can you say about Boomer’s looks?

5. What word describes Boomer’s face, eyes and hair?

6. Do you think Kevin love Boomer? Why did you say so?

7. Do you have a pet like Kevin? Do you love your pet? How did you show it?

8. Can you give different adjectives used in the paragraphs? What are they?

9. Do you know what kind of adjectives are they?

What is It

Study the following:

I dreamt of living in a peaceful community.

Filipino values are peculiar.

In the given example peaceful and Filipino are used as adjectives in the sentences.
They are used to describe nouns. The nouns are the modified words.

Proper nouns, derived words, and compound nouns may be used as adjectives.
Example A:

Australian player Asian food Italian cuisine

From the example A, the adjectives are considered as proper adjectives. They
come from proper nouns. They start with a capital letter.
Examples:

James is an Australian player.

Sushi is one of the famous Asian food.

His specialty is cooking Italian cuisine.

Derived Adjectives are formed when adjective-forming suffixes are added to

common nouns or verbs. These words are derived from nouns, and verbs.

Here are some of the suffixes used to form a derived adjective:

-ous/-
-able/-ible -al -ful -less
eous/ious
remarkable magical useful colorless courageous

recyclable elliptical wonderful paperless marvelous

Lovable coastal beautiful careless Adventurous

-some -y -ish -ing -ar

troublesome Easy childish interesting vehicular
fearsome Brainy reddish annoying spectacular
darksome Crafty mannish enticing triangular

-ic -ive -ant/-ent -ed

fantastic active pleasant organized
tragic creative convenient recorded
athletic sensitive dependent excited

Study below.

What is the derived adjective formed of the underlined word?

Full of doubt- doubtful

With lots of energy- energetic

 Lack of fear- fearless

Compound Adjectives are formed when two or more adjectives are joined together
to modify, or describe the same noun. Using a hyphen will help avoid confusion.

Examples:

Snakes are considered cold-blooded animals.

The 38-year-old football player retired.

What’s More

Exercise1.

Underline the adjective used in each sentence. Identify whether it is derived,

compound or proper adjective. Write your answers in separate sheets.

1. She wears an old-fashioned dress.

2. We belong to a Christian organization.
3. Father likes to eat Japanese food.
4. Manny Pacquiao is a world-famous boxer.
5. That lovely lady who won in the beauty contest is my sister.
6. The witness presented substantial evidence in the court.
7. A famous singer died in a car accident.
8. I decided to buy a ready-made dress for the party.
9. My Chinese friend decided to go back to her country.
10.Maxine has a captivating voice.

Exercise 2.

Write the appropriate adjective for the following nouns. Choose your answer inside
the box.

A. Derived adjectives

1._________ hair

2. ___________ actions careful

courteous curly
3. ___________ trip enjoyable hopeful powerful
4. ___________ contestants

5. ___________ child

B. Compound adjectives

cold -blooded
1.__________ taste
high -quality
2.__________ decision last -minute

long -lasting
3.__________ course
old -fashioned

4.__________ product short - term

5.__________ creatures

C. Proper adjectives

1. ___________ peso

2. ___________ people

Buddhist
3. ___________ meal
English Italian
4. ___________ temple
Pacific Philippine

5. ___________ ocean

Exercise 3
A. Write the adjective inside the GRAY heart and the word being described in
the WHITE heart.
 1. a stormy day- ______________
2. an industrious man- ______________
3. dirty shirts- ______________
4. a travelling bag- ______________
5. hopeful contestants- ______________
6. a respectful leader- _______________
7. an enjoyable game- ______________
8. a friendly reminder-____________
9. a greenish area- ______________
10. cooperative member- ______________

Exercise 4.

Rewrite the mixed-up sentences below. Add a word from the box to make
each sentence correct. Write your sentence in a sheet of paper.

Example: accent. I love your _______

I love your British accent.

punctual four -page part -time

Japanese daily Korean
world -famous brand -new Parisian
homeless
1. boxer. Manny Pacquiao is a__________

_____________________________________________________

2. by saying “bonjour”. The__________ greet their acquaintance

_____________________________________________________

3. a__________ car. Lino bought

_____________________________________________________

4. popular in the Philippines. __________fashion are becoming.

_____________________________________________________

5. adopt a __________ child. Mr. and Mrs. Cruz

______________________________________________________

6. an award for being __________. Gary got an

______________________________________________________

7. zoo keeper in Zoobic Safari. Luisa got hired as a __________

______________________________________________________

8. food. My cousin loves to eat __________

_____________________________________________________

9. to keep our body healthy. We go for a __________exercise

_____________________________________________________

10. story book as our assignment. Our teacher told us to read a __________

________________________________________________________
What I Have Learned

Direction. Fill in the blank with the correct word. Choose your answer from the
given choices inside the box.

1. An __________________ is a word that is used to modify or describe a noun or a

pronoun.

2. The adjective that comes after the linking verb is called __________________
adjective.

3. The __________________ adjectives consist of two or more words joined to form a

new meaning.

4. Proper adjectives begin with __________________letters.

5. There are adjectives formed by adding an adjective-forming suffix to a root word.

These are called _________________ adjectives.

adjective capital compound

derived descriptive predicative

What I Can Do

Take a look at the pictures given and compose a sentence using the kind of
adjective given in each number.

Example:

Compound Adjective

Sentence:

Elsa is wearing a well-tailored dress.

1. Derived Adjective

Sentence:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________
2. Proper Adjective

Sentence:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

3. Derived Adjective

Sentence:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

4. Proper Adjective

Sentence:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

5. Compound Adjective

Sentence:
__________________________________________

__________________________________________

B. Using appropriate adjectives, describe the following in two or more sentences.

Write your answer in a sheet of paper.

1. The person you love most- _____________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

2. Your favorite singer-________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
3. An animal that interests you most- ___________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. A place you want to visit- _____________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. Your favorite food- __________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Assessment

A. Match Column A with Column B to create a coherent sentence using the

kinds of adjectives that you have learned. Write the letter of your answer
on a piece of paper.
1. Elma’s father is a __________worker in Canada. a. brightly-lit

2. Mammals like dogs, cats and bats are classified as______________ animals.
b. Christian

3. Eliza is a Born Again Christian. She loves

to hear __________ music. c. dark cave

4. The lions are hiding inside the __________. d. kind-hearted

5. Her baby was awakened because of______

sound. e. Korean

6. ______________ pupils were awarded

during the Recognition day. f. loud

7. Mr. Santos donated his __________salary to the affected families of corona

virus. g. one-month

8. My cousin is very friendly. She is a_________

individual. h. part-time

9. Many teenagers in the Philippines enjoy

watching _________ dramas. i. soft

10. They are residing in a __________ street in

the city. j. warm-blooded

k. well-behaved

B. Identify the kind of adjective used in the sentence. Write C for if the
underlined word is used as compound, P for proper, D for derived
adjective. Write your answer in a sheet of paper.

Example:
P Tony Kukoc is a famous Croatian basketball player who plays
in Chicago Bulls.

______1. The well-groomed man you are talking about is my brother.

______2. The cat walks slowly near the sleeping boy.

______3. His childish attitude keeps his classmates away from him.

______4. They are living in a smoke-free apartment.

______5. I love watching telenovelas. Thalia, a Mexican actress is my favorite.

Additional Activities

A. Write an objective appropriate to the given noun. Then use each

pair of adjective and noun in a sentence.

1. building (compound adjective )

2. actress ( derived adjective )
3. sea ( proper adjective )
4. situation ( derived adjective )
5. countries (proper adjective )