AIDE Basic English Assignment Guide and Key Points

 

Chapter 4 "Using Adjectives in Sentences"

 

Lesson 1 "What Is an Adjective"

Turn to Pages 86-87 Look at the picture on Page 86 and try to guess how it relates to Using Adjectives in Sentences.

Turn to Page 86 Read the short introduction to Chapter 4

Turn to Page 87 and look at the goals you will achieve this chapter.

Scan Pages 88-89; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 88-89 for pictures, information in the margins, and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 90 read the questions so you know what information you will be looking for as you read the section.

Read Pages 88-89(take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 90? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "What Is an Adjective" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Adjective - a word that describes or tells about a noun or pronoun.

Predicate adjective - an adjective that comes after the noun or pronoun it describes.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. athletic - Angela
  2. strong - arms and legs, swim - practice
  3. petite - Neeru
  4. long - hair, black - hair
  5. stocky - Nathan, strong - Nathan
  6. thick - hair, wavy - hair, nice - smile
  7. - 10 your answers will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define an adjective and a predicate adjective?

Are you able to describe an adjective's position in a sentence

 

 

Lesson 2 "Articles - a, an, the"

Scan Pages 91-92; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 91-92 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Take a look at the questions on page 93 so you know what to look for while reading.

Read Pages 91-92 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 93? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Articles - a, an, the" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Definite article - the word the, which is used to talk about a particular person or thing.

Indefinite article - a word a or an, which is used to talk about a general group of people or things.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. a
  2. the
  3. the
  4. the
  5. an
  6. An
  7. a
  8. the
  9. a
  10. an
  11. Five sentences will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define a definite article and an indefinite article?

Are you able to explain how to use articles?

 

 

Lesson 3 "Proper Adjectives"

 

Scan Pages 94-95; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 94-95 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short paragraph in purple on Page 95 that contains a writing tip.

Read Pages 94-95 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 95? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Proper Adjectives" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Proper adjective - a proper noun used as an adjective, or the adjective form of a proper noun.

 

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. January - sale
  2. California - redwood
  3. Republican - senator
  4. Belgian - waffles
  5. Wilson High School - athletes
  6. Shakespearean - costume
  7. French - class
  8. Swiss - cheese
  9. African - safaris
  10. Tuesday - assignments
  11. - 15) answers will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to define a proper adjective?

Can you explain the difference between a proper adjective or a proper noun?

 

Lesson 4 "Common Nouns as Adjectives"

 

Scan Page 97; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 97for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Pages 97 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 98? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Common Nouns as Adjectives" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

 

Section Review Answers

  1. a - swimsuit; shiny - swimsuit; blue - swimsuit; the - pool
  2. the - keys; the - car; the - table; kitchen t -able
  3. the - assignment; Spanish - class; long - assignment; detailed - assignment.
  4. a - glass; orange - juice; French - toast
  5. the - language; Chinese - language
  6. - 10) your answers will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to show how common nouns are used as adjectives?

Can you explain how to distinguish between a noun and an adjective?

Lesson 5 "Possessive Nouns and Pronouns as Adjectives"

 

Scan Pages 99-101; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 99-101 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short writing tip that you find on Pages 100

Read Pages 99-101 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 101? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Possessive Nouns and Pronouns as Adjectives" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

none

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. his - brother, his - car, their - representative, representative's - office, their - tickets, president's - ceremony, their - father, father's - binoculars, their - seats, president's - speech
  2. their - day, exciting - day, the - capital, nation's - capital, their - parents, their - way, their - car, car's - tank, gas - tank, a - station, gas - station, the - windshield, dirty - windshield, the - road, a - restaurant, hungry - he, a - dinner, quick - dinner, their - meal, tasty - meal, filling - meal, the - boys, the - road, their - trip, long - trip.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain that possessive nouns are used as adjectives in sentences?

Are you able to explain that possessive pronouns are used as adjectives in sentences?

 

Lesson 6 "Numbers as Adjectives"

 

Scan Pages 103-104; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 103-104 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short writing tip that you find on Page 103.

Read Pages 103-104 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 104? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Numbers as Adjectives" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

none

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. Most - people
  2. several - kinds
  3. three - months
  4. fifty - minutes
  5. two - doors
  6. Your answers will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how numbest and indefinite pronouns can be used as adjectives in sentences?

Are you able to explain how to tell whether a word is used as an adjective or a pronoun in a sentence?

 

Lesson 7 "Demonstrative Adjectives"

 

Scan Page 106; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 106 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Page 106 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 107? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "Demonstrative Adjectives" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 7 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Demonstrative adjective - the word this, that, these, or those used as an adjective.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. this - week
  2. that - Wednesday
  3. this - system
  4. those - bells
  5. these - sandwiches
  6. that - combination
  7. This - sandwich
  8. these - foods
  9. those - tastes
  10. that - mixture

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define a demonstrative adjective?

Are you able to explain how a demonstrative pronoun is used as a demonstrative adjective?

 

Lesson 8 "Using Adjectives to Make Comparisons"

 

Scan Pages 108-112; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 108-112 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 108-112.

Read Pages 108-112 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 113? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 8 "Using Adjectives to Make Comparisons" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 8 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Positive form - the form of an adjective used to describe people or things

comparative form - the form of an adjective used to compare two people or things

Superlative form - the form of an adjective used to compare more than two people or things.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. most exciting - superlative, colorful - positive, more frightening - comparative, most memorable - superlative, more vivid - comparative
  2. a) Old Pew is one of the meanest men around.
  3. a) Which of those two ships can sail faster?
  4. a) Long John Silver hopes to be richer soon.
  5. b) Treasure Island is the best book I have read.
  6. hotter
  7. wettest
  8. fewer
  9. less
  10. fewer

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives?

Are you able to explain how to use the forms of adjectives to compare two or more people or things?

 

"Where to Find It"

 

Scan Page 114; Read the questions at the bottom so you know what information you need to find.

Read page 114 about using a Thesaurus.

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 114? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Chapter 4 Where to Find It (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Where to Find it Key Points

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. Appropriate and inappropriate synonyms for great will vary.
  2. Synonyms and sentences will vary

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use a thesaurus to find synonyms?

 

"Writing Project "

 

Read page 115 about the writing project.

Go to the quiz page Chapter 4 Writing Project (This is were you will write your paragraph)

 

 Preparing for Chapter 4 Test

On pages 116-117 you will find the Chapter 4 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 4 Test "Using Adjectives in Sentences"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

 

Chapter 4 Review answers

  1. definite article
  2. proper adjective
  3. comparative form
  4. predicate adjective
  5. positive form
  6. indefinite article
  7. superlative form
  8. adjective
  9. demonstrative adjective
  10. a, tall, strong heavy, nut-brown, his, disorderly, the, his, soiled, blue, his, ragged, scarred, black, broken, the, saber, ne, a, dirty, livid
  11. The - sailor, new - pin
  12. good - schooling, his - days
  13. silent - sailor, cool - sailor
  14. one - man, rough - thicket
  15. a - day, hard - work.
  16. hotter
  17. an
  18. African
  19. Tony's
  20. It's
  21. those
  22. Those
  23. fewer
  24. best
  25. funnier

Congratulations you finished Chapter 4!!