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• Statement 2
• Sub statement
Success Criteria
Aim
• To improve our writing by adding adjectives.
• I know what an adjective is.
• I can choose powerful adjectives to make my writing more interesting.
What is an Adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
The word ‘huge’ describes the lion so it is an adjective.
The huge lion growled loudly.
huge
Can you spot the adjectives in these sentences?
She had black hair and blue eyes.
He stared at the tiny mouse on the floor.
The sparkling star was high in the sky.
blue
tiny
black
sparkling
Using Adjectives
We can make our writing more interesting by
adding adjectives to describe the nouns.
The dog was running towards me.
Choose an adjective to describe the dog in the sentence below.
Which adjective would you choose?
huge fierce pretty
Which would make the most sense?
The fierce dog was running towards me.
The pretty dog was running towards me.
The huge dog was running towards me.
Using Adjectives
The witch cackled and stirred her cauldron.
Which adjective best describes the witch?
Which adjective would you choose?
old evil lovely
Which would make the most sense?
The lovely witch cackled and stirred her cauldron.
The old witch cackled and stirred her cauldron.
The evil witch cackled and stirred her cauldron.
Using Adjectives
The bird swooped down to catch its prey.
Which adjective best describes the bird?
Which adjective would you choose?
nice powerful beautiful
Which would make the most sense?
The beautiful bird swooped down to catch its prey.
The nice bird swooped down to catch its prey.
The powerful bird swooped down to catch its prey.
Using Adjectives
I saw a boy across the street.
Which adjective best describes the boy?
Which adjective would you choose?
sparkly small old
Which would make the most sense?
I saw an old boy across the street.
I saw a sparkly boy across the street.
I saw a small boy across the street.
Using Adjectives
A house stood in the distance.
Which adjective best describes the house?
Which adjective would you choose?
shiny big pretty
Which would make the most sense?
A pretty house stood in the distance.
A shiny house stood in the distance.
A big house stood in the distance.
Can you think of a suitable adjective to go in
each gap in these sentences?
1. The dragon flew through the sky.
2. I stared at the elephant.
3. A crown was placed on the princess’ head.
4. The night was and .
5. The tree towered above me.
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Using-Adjectives-Powerpoint.ppt

  • 1.
  • 2. Success Criteria Aim • Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. • Statement 2 • Sub statement Success Criteria Aim • To improve our writing by adding adjectives. • I know what an adjective is. • I can choose powerful adjectives to make my writing more interesting.
  • 3. What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun. The word ‘huge’ describes the lion so it is an adjective. The huge lion growled loudly. huge
  • 4. Can you spot the adjectives in these sentences? She had black hair and blue eyes. He stared at the tiny mouse on the floor. The sparkling star was high in the sky. blue tiny black sparkling
  • 5. Using Adjectives We can make our writing more interesting by adding adjectives to describe the nouns. The dog was running towards me. Choose an adjective to describe the dog in the sentence below. Which adjective would you choose? huge fierce pretty Which would make the most sense? The fierce dog was running towards me. The pretty dog was running towards me. The huge dog was running towards me.
  • 6. Using Adjectives The witch cackled and stirred her cauldron. Which adjective best describes the witch? Which adjective would you choose? old evil lovely Which would make the most sense? The lovely witch cackled and stirred her cauldron. The old witch cackled and stirred her cauldron. The evil witch cackled and stirred her cauldron.
  • 7. Using Adjectives The bird swooped down to catch its prey. Which adjective best describes the bird? Which adjective would you choose? nice powerful beautiful Which would make the most sense? The beautiful bird swooped down to catch its prey. The nice bird swooped down to catch its prey. The powerful bird swooped down to catch its prey.
  • 8. Using Adjectives I saw a boy across the street. Which adjective best describes the boy? Which adjective would you choose? sparkly small old Which would make the most sense? I saw an old boy across the street. I saw a sparkly boy across the street. I saw a small boy across the street.
  • 9. Using Adjectives A house stood in the distance. Which adjective best describes the house? Which adjective would you choose? shiny big pretty Which would make the most sense? A pretty house stood in the distance. A shiny house stood in the distance. A big house stood in the distance.
  • 10. Can you think of a suitable adjective to go in each gap in these sentences? 1. The dragon flew through the sky. 2. I stared at the elephant. 3. A crown was placed on the princess’ head. 4. The night was and . 5. The tree towered above me.