Starter quiz
- What is a noun?
- a naming word for people, places and things ✓
- a word that describes a noun
- a naming word that always a capital letter
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- Identify the noun in this sentence: The old bridge wobbled.
- The
- old
- bridge ✓
- wobbled
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- What is an adjective?
- a naming word for people, places and things
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a naming word that always has a capital letter
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- Identify the adjective in this sentence: The greedy troll growled.
- The
- greedy ✓
- troll
- growled
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- Match these words with the correct definition.
- appearance⇔what someone or something looks like ✓
- personality⇔the special qualities that make a character themselves ✓
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- Which word in this sentence is an adjective: The mean troll roared.
- 'mean' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the adjectives that describe the goat’s appearance and personality.
- brave⇔personality ✓
- large⇔appearance ✓
- kind, hairy⇔personality and appearance ✓
- Which adjectives best describe the smallest billy goat?
- hideous
- polite ✓
- terrifying
- small ✓
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- Where does an adjective often come in a sentence?
- at the beginning of a sentence
- before a noun ✓
- at the end of a sentence
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- Tick the adjectives that describe the largest billy goat’s personality.
- big
- brave ✓
- hairy
- clever ✓
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- Tick the adjectives that describe the largest goat’s appearance.
- big ✓
- brave
- hairy ✓
- clever
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- Which sentence makes complete sense and is punctuated correctly?
- The horrid troll has big.
- the horrid troll is big.
- The horrid troll is big. ✓
- the horrid troll is big
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun
- Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'scared goat'
- Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'small'
- Adjectives can be used to describe a character's personality, such as 'brave'
Common misconception
Pupils might be able to think of adjectives, but they may not be specific to the character of the goats.
Share examples and non-examples of adjectives that can be used to describe the goats. Read extracts of the story to help pupils to understand that a character can be described in a certain way because of their actions.
Keywords
Describe - add detail to
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - describes a noun
Personality - the special qualities that make a character themselves
Appearance - what someone or something looks like
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