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Using adjectives 2
This task is about using adjectives in a sentence.
I went to see some fireworks at the weekend.
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
.
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
.
noisy
glowing
red
amazing
sparkly
booming
scary
crackly
rainbow-coloured
horrible
spitting
hissing
wonderful
silver
magical
Colour
Sound
Opinion
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Thanks! Now choose three adjectives to describe these sparklers.
Thanks! Now choose three adjectives to describe these sparklers.
Choose one
adjective that describes
colour
.
rainbow-coloured
glowing
red
silver
sparkly
rainbow-coloured
glowing
red
silver
sparkly
Choose one
adjective that describes
sound
.
crackly
spitting
hissing
noisy
booming
crackly
spitting
hissing
noisy
booming
Choose one adjective that describes your
opinion
.
wonderful
amazing
horrible
scary
magical
wonderful
amazing
horrible
scary
magical
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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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.
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?
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.
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?