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Adjectives: to describe

I can define and identify an adjective.

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Adjectives: to describe

I can define and identify an adjective.

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Key learning points

  1. Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
  2. Adjectives can describe singular or plural common nouns.
  3. Adjectives can describe proper nouns.
  4. An adjective often comes before the noun it is describing.
  5. Adjectives help the reader picture the noun.

Common misconception

Pupils might struggle to identify adjectives within a sentence and confuse them with other words.

They will only be exposed to adjectives that come before nouns initially so that they become confident in identifying and using them.

Keywords

  • Adjective - a word that describes a noun

  • Describe - add detail to

Use objects inside a feely bag instead of images for the We do/I do slide and Task A.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Tick the red car.
white car
Correct answer: red car
Q2.
Tick the picture with more than one sunflower.
Correct Answer:
Q3.
Match the noun type to the noun:
Correct Answer:common noun,flag

flag

Correct Answer:proper noun,Scotland

Scotland

Q4.
What is the common noun in this sentence? I like jam.
Correct Answer: jam, Jam
Q5.
Identify the noun in this sentence: This bus is full.
This
Correct answer: bus
is
full
Q6.
Tick the two plural nouns.
pot
Correct answer: chairs
Correct answer: pots
chair

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the definitions.
Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

Correct Answer:describe,add detail to

add detail to

Q2.
What is an adjective?
a naming word for people, places and things
Correct answer: a word that describes a noun
a naming word that always has a capital letter
Q3.
Finish this sentence: If we describe something, we ...
add an 's' to make it plural.
add a capital letter to it.
Correct answer: add detail to it.
Q4.
Identify the adjective in this sentence: The old man smiled.
The
Correct answer: old
man
smiled
Q5.
Match the following definitions.
Correct Answer:full stop,comes at the end of a sentence

comes at the end of a sentence

Correct Answer:adjective,often comes before a noun

often comes before a noun

Q6.
What is the adjective in this sentence? There is a tall giraffe.
Correct Answer: tall, Tall, tal, torl