RIC-20802_Teaching_Strategies_for_Writing_BkE_word_choices
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UNIT 1<br />
ADJECTIVES<br />
Adjectives are describing <strong>word</strong>s. They can tell more about a noun.<br />
For example: a fried, crumbed sausage.<br />
1. Write three interesting adjectives you could use to describe each noun.<br />
(a) fish<br />
(b) chips<br />
(c) bread<br />
(d) butty<br />
2. Write the adjective(s) used in the text to describe each noun.<br />
(a)<br />
pizza<br />
(b)<br />
(c)<br />
dough<br />
bread<br />
3. Use each adjective to describe a noun in an interesting sentence.<br />
(a) thick-cut<br />
(b) fiery<br />
4. Add adjectives to make the sentences more descriptive.<br />
(a) One piece of fish.<br />
(b) My meal came in a package.<br />
(c) A sausage is a meal.<br />
(d) peas are a mash.<br />
5. On the back of this page, write a descriptive paragraph about your favourite meal. Be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
you start, think about adjectives you could use to tell how it looks, what it smells like and<br />
how it tastes. Write some of these adjectives in the box below.<br />
TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR WRITING (Book E)<br />
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