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Powerful-Adjectives-PowerPoint-converted (1)

Adjectives are describing words

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  1. What Is anAdjective? See if you can define what an adjectiveis. Stop An adjective is a describing word that caneither: comebeforeanoun,e.g.Thepupilsdidsomeremarkablework; come after a form of the verb ‘tobe’ (is/am/are/was/were/be/been/being), e.g. The pupils’ work wasremarkable.

  2. Spot theAdjective Can you spot the powerful adjectives in thesesentences? The menacing earthquake shook the ground. Runningpast buildings, collapsing the peoplewere terrified. The charity worker triedto calm pointthe villagerstowards anxious a place ofsafety.

  3. Improve theAdjective Which more powerful words could replace the adjective to improve thissentence? Thousands of miles away, a good island lay in the middle of the MediterraneanSea. You could have replaced ‘good’with... splendid exquisite marvellous magnificent superb glorious breath-taking

  4. Improve theAdjective Which more powerful words could replace the adjective to improve thissentence? As the film reached its dramatic conclusion, the crowd wereshocked. You could have replaced ‘shocked’with... shaken stunned takenaback astonished flabbergasted astounded staggered

  5. Improve theAdjective Which more powerful words could replace the adjective to improve thissentence? The happy lotto winner jumped for joy at her multi-million poundwin. You could have replaced ‘happy’with... jubilant ecstatic overjoyed elated triumphant euphoric delighted

  6. Improve theAdjective Which more powerful words could replace the adjective to improve thissentence? The monster’s pathetic attemptsat hiding aresilly. You could have replaced ‘silly’with... ridiculous laughable absurd ludicrous embarrassing incredible

  7. Improve thePassage Can you spot all of the boring adjectives in this passage and improve them? Choose powerful adjectives that will create a clear picture for thereader. Takingabbiigg gulp of air, the ttiirreedd cliimber dug his ice tool into the hhaarrddsurface of the mountain. His hands and feet were ccoolldd, and he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to make it. Would thisddaannggeerroouuss cliifff fface really defeathim? Some powerful adjectiveideas... tiredhard big cold dangerous great wearysolid exhaustedunyielding fatiguedrigid perished treacherous considerable icy perilous substantial frozen hazardous

  8. Adjectives to AddMeaning A powerful adjective choice can really improve the effectiveness of a sentence and add meaning for thereader. Our newneighboursare. Complete this sentence by adding an ambitious and powerful adjective that gives the reader a clear picture of the newneighbours. You could have used these more powerfuladjectives... Our new neighbours areeccentric. Our new neighbours aresolitary. Our new neighbours areatrocious. Do you know what each of the adjectivesmean? If not, look them up ina dictionary!

  9. Adjectives to AddMeaning A powerful adjective choice can really improve the effectiveness of a sentence and add meaning for thereader. Suddenly, he letoutalaugh. Complete this sentence by adding an ambitious and powerfuladjective that shows exactly how ‘he’laughed. You could have used these more powerfuladjectives... Suddenly, he let out an apprehensivelaugh. Suddenly, he let out a maliciouslaugh. Suddenly, he let out a raucouslaugh. Do you know what each of the adjectivesmean? Couldyouactouteachtypeoflaugh?

  10. Add theAdjectives Can you add powerful adjectives to complete thispassage? At the endoftheirperformance, the gymnastics team were. Aftermonthsofpractice, had they managed to do enoughto impressthejudges? They heldapose as the audience gave thema round ofapplause. Share your adjective choices with apartner. Do the powerful adjectives you have chosen affect the passage’smeaning?

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