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Using adjectives 3
This task is about using adjectives in a sentence.
Adjectives are describing words.
Some adjectives to describe this cat are:
angry, white, fluffy,
and
green-eyed.
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Adjectives can describe how something looks, for example its
colour
,
size
or
shape.
They can also describe how something feels when you touch it
(its
texture
).
Sort these adjectives into the boxes. Decide whether each adjective describes
colour
,
size or shape
, or
feel
.
Adjectives can describe how something looks, for example its
colour
,
size
or
shape.
They can also describe how something feels when you touch it
(its
texture
).
Sort these adjectives into the boxes. Decide whether each adjective describes
colour
,
size or shape
, or
feel
.
silky
rough
furry
bright
skinny
smooth
tiny
stripy
small
brown-and-white
slippery
round
wrinkly
dull
enormous
Colour
Size or shape
Feel
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How many adjectives can you think of to describe this dog?
Think about its face, colour, size or shape, and what its coat is like. What would the coat feel like if you stroked it?
Write your adjectives in the boxes below. Fill as many boxes as you can.
How many adjectives can you think of to describe this dog?
Think about its face, colour, size or shape, and what its coat is like. What would the coat feel like if you stroked it?
Write your adjectives in the boxes below. Fill as many boxes as you can.
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Here are the adjectives you chose. Now use some of them to complete the sentences at the bottom of the page. Write one adjective in each empty box.
Here are the adjectives you chose. Now use some of them to complete the sentences at the bottom of the page. Write one adjective in each empty box.
Now read your sentences aloud. Change the adjectives around until your sentences sound right.
Harry the bulldog
Harry, the
,
,
bulldog, was waiting for his dinner.
He was very
and
.
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Copy your sentences into the box below. Then write another sentence to tell your reader what happens next.
Copy your sentences into the box below. Then write another sentence to tell your reader what happens next.
Harry the bulldog
Harry, the
,
,
bulldog, was waiting for his dinner.
He was very
and
.
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Share your writing with a partner.
Ask your partner to answer the questions below.
Share your writing with a partner.
Ask your partner to answer the questions below.
Which adjectives in this writing do the best job of describing the bulldog?
Can you think of another adjective to describe the dog?