english lessons

1. Word Classes – What are Adjectives?
Notes for Parents:
• Children need to know that an adjective can describe a noun
• Adjectives are words that are used to give more information about a noun. The words can describe many things
including colour, size and texture.
• Children should also be introduced to the term expanded noun phrase to refer to a noun which has been modified by
one or more adjectives. Please note that other types of words can be used in an expanded noun phrase but this step
focuses mainly on using adjectives.
Later in the week, we will be using these adjectives in our extended writing.
Task: Children are to work through the different activities. The answers are on the following pages in red.
Year 3 Challenges: Children are to complete the activities but use these to demonstrate your knowledge of adjectives into
expanded noun phrases. Please remember the comma that separates the adjectives.
Fun Challenge for ALL: Create your own tongue twister.
Think of a vegetable, then think of a 2 adjectives to describe the vegetable that start with the same letter as the vegetable
starts with and put them altogether.
EG:
BEANS
BIG
BROAD
Big beans, broad beans.
Say it slowly out loud to start with, then get faster, see how fast as you can do it and finally challenge an adult at home to
see who can say it the fastest.
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2. Word Classes
What are Adjectives?
What sign do we use in class to
remind us of this?
Draw a rainbow in the air with your hand and say
“aaaaaa-djectives.
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3. Introduction
Choose an alien. How many different words can you use to describe it?
the ________________alien
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4. Introduction
Choose an alien. How many different words can you use to describe it?
the ________________alien
The red alien.
The round alien.
The floating alien.
The happy alien.
The funny alien.
The short alien.
The green alien.
The tall alien.
The thin alien.
The happy alien.
The three-eyed alien.
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Varied Fluency 1
Circle the adjective that would best describe a cake.
sad friendly
grumpy sweet

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Varied Fluency 1
Circle the adjective that would best describe a cake.
sad friendly
grumpy sweet

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Varied Fluency 2
True or false? The word below is an adjective.
robot

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Varied Fluency 2
True or false? The word below is an adjective.
robot
False, it is a noun.

9. Varied Fluency 3
Match the adjectives to the most appropriate noun.
bright person
sunny rainbow
strong day
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10. Varied Fluency 3
Match the adjectives to the most appropriate noun.
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bright person
sunny rainbow
strong day

11. Varied Fluency 4
Sort the adjectives into the table below to show what they describe.
Size Age Colour
old tall young
short white silver
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12. Varied Fluency 4
Sort the adjectives into the table below to show what they describe.
Size Age Colour
tall
short
old
young
white
silver
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old tall young
short white silver

13. Application 1
Underline the noun in the phrase:
the train stops
Write an adjective in the box that could be used to describe the noun.
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14. Application 1
Underline the noun in the phrase:
the train stops
Write an adjective in the box that could be used to describe the noun.
Various answers, for example: loud, huge, big, small
large
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15. Reasoning 2
Circle 2 adjectives which could be used to describe the picture.
Explain the reasons for your choices.
nice grumpy
square kind
crazy happy
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16. Reasoning 2
Circle 2 adjectives which could be used to describe the picture.
Explain the reasons for your choices.
Various answers; for example:
He looks grumpy and crazy because…
nice grumpy
square kind
crazy happy
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17. Reasoning 2
Circle 2 adjectives which could be used to describe the picture.
Explain the reasons for your choices.
Various answers; for example:
He looks grumpy and crazy because he is frowning. He doesn’t look happy,
nice or kind and he isn’t square shaped.
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nice grumpy
square kind
crazy happy