Starter quiz
- Which is the correct definition of a noun?
- A word that describes a noun.
- A doing or being word.
- A naming word for people, places and things. ✓
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- Which statements about common nouns are correct?
- Common nouns are naming words. ✓
- Common nouns describe something.
- Common nouns always need a capital letter.
- Common nouns do not need to start with a capital letter. ✓
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- Match the noun types (person, place and thing) to the correct examples.
- person⇔Lucas ✓
- place⇔park ✓
- thing⇔scooter ✓
- Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
- A word that describes a noun. ✓
- A doing or being word.
- A naming word for people, places and things.
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- Which of these words are adjectives?
- brave ✓
- meadow
- strong ✓
- eating
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- Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The kind teacher smiled.'
- The
- kind ✓
- teacher
- smiled
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Exit quiz
- Complete the following sentence: 'An __________ describes a noun.'
- noun
- adjective ✓
- capital letter
- full stop
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- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- appearance⇔what someone or something looks like ✓
- personality⇔the special qualities that make a character themselves ✓
- describe⇔add detail to ✓
- Select the adjectives that describe the troll's personality.
- green
- selfish ✓
- horrible ✓
- sharp
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- Select the adjectives that describe the troll's appearance.
- green ✓
- selfish
- horrible
- sharp ✓
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- Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
- the fearsome troll is hairy
- The fearsome troll is hairy
- The fearsome troll is hairy. ✓
- the fearsome troll is hairy.
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- Which sentence is written correctly?
- The mean troll has jagged.
- The mean troll is jagged nails.
- The mean troll has jagged nails. ✓
- The mean troll is jagged.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun
- Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
- Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'a mean troll'
- Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'huge'
- Adjectives can also describe a character's personality, such as 'selfish'
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to generate appearance words and may use words like 'scary' to describe his appearance as well.
Provide images to support them with generating ideas and explain that they can describe the appearance of specific parts of the troll e.g. 'bushy hair', 'sharp teeth', 'jagged claws', 'green skin' etc.
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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