Affirmative And Negative Contractions »

A low beginner handout that explains affirmative and negative contractions of Be. Sentence writing practice and sentence unscrambling activity included.  Uses adjectives. has colorful pictures.   ... more »

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Keywords: adjectives, be, contractions, elementary, negative contractions, reading, vocabulary, writing

 

Order of adjective phrases – grammar activities »

As wel all know , in English there is a preferred order of adjectives preceeding a noun. For example, we'd rather say " a big brown box" not "a brown big box". Even though saying the latter is not going to break the communication in any way, it is always good to stick to some well accepted rules. Below you will find some tasks based on Cambridge Grammar of English. I have created two grids which will help your students understand the correct order of adjectives. Note that you start from the left, and go to the right. Therefore, the correct adjective order is: evaluation size physical quality shape age color participle origin material purpose One more thing, I've attached a list of long adjective phrases in "excerpt" below. You can cut them out and ask students to work in pairs or groups to make propoer sentences from jumbled words. ... more »

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Keywords: adjectives, advanced, attribute adjective phrases, grammar, order

 

“Big house” – colors and parts of the house »

Shared by jodiegimenez A presentation worksheets in which students color the parts of the house. Task colour the big roof brown colour the big window yellow colour the big door grey colour the big chimney green Download big_house.pdf big_house.xls more »

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Keywords: adjectives, children, color, colors, elementary, vocabulary

 

“Appearance and character” – classifying exercise »

Shared by Kate Task The words below are adjectives describing one's physical appearance or personality. Put them in the correct circles on the right. Some of the words can be used in referrence to both the looks and the character. [...] Adjectives sensible kind plain self-sufficient outgoing faithful optimistic narrow broad ambitious brave insecure deep immense cautious wide nervous efficient generous attractive determined sound sloping deaf skinny Download adjectives_character_looks.pdf more »

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Keywords: adjectives, character, classifying, looks, personality, vocabulary