Using adjectives 2

This task is about using adjectives in a sentence.
I went to see some fireworks at the weekend.
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The fireworks were dramatic, colourful, and noisy.

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Here are some more adjectives to describe the fireworks. Some describe the fireworks' colour, some describe the fireworks' sound, and some describe my opinion - how I felt about the fireworks.
Can you help me sort the adjectives into the boxes?  
Decide whether each one describes colour, sound, or an opinion.
 
silver
glowing
magical
sparkly
amazing
red
scary
spitting
crackly
wonderful
hissing
horrible
booming
rainbow-coloured
noisy
Colour
Sound
Opinion

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Sparklers
Thanks!  Now choose three adjectives to describe these sparklers.
   Choose one adjective that describes colour.                        rainbow-colouredglowingredsilversparkly
   Choose one adjective that describes sound.                         cracklyspittinghissingnoisybooming
   Choose one adjective that describes your opinion.              wonderfulamazinghorriblescarymagical  
 
Now write one of your adjectives in each box, to complete this sentence. 
The  ,   ,   sparklers lit up the night.
Read your sentence out loud. Do the adjectives sound as if they are in the right order? Change them around until your sentence sounds right.

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Fireworks in the sky
Imagine you are watching these fireworks.
Write one or two sentences to describe them. Use adjectives to describe the fireworks' colour and sound, and to show your reader how you feel about the fireworks.  

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Now edit your text. Think about these questions:
  • Have I used adjectives?
  • Have I used punctuation?
  • Will my reader be able to tell what the fireworks were like?

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Share your writing with a partner. Ask them to answer the questions by writing in the boxes.
 
Which adjective did you like most in the writing?     
What is another adjective the writer could use to describe the fireworks?