Adjectives

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Adjectives

Story time!

I have a brother. He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He is wearing pants and a shirt, and is eating ice cream. I was six when he was born. We get along with each other. Some days we don’t.

Today

Adjectives

Why adjectives?

Adjectives in a story

Gap fill exercise

You?

Let's write!

Adjectives

A word that describes a noun.

Adjectives

A word that describes a noun. (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

Adjectives

A word that describes a noun. (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

There are many different kinds of adjectives:

opinion - size - qualities - age - colour - origin - material - type

popular - small - modern - new - blue - Dutch - plastic - electric

Adjectives

Adjectives come in several forms:

- A warm cat.

- The cat is warm.

Why use adjectives?

Why use adjectives?

- To make a clear description.

- To convey an emotion.

That story again...

I have a brother. He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He is wearing pants and a shirt, and is eating ice cream. I was six when he was born. We get along with each other. Some days we don’t.

That story again...

I have a brother. He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He is wearing pants and a shirt, and is eating ice cream. I was six when he was born. We get along with each other. Some days we don’t.

Billy is my little brother. He’s tall for his age and has black hair and light brown eyes. He wants to be a bigshot lawyer when he grows up. I remember it was a hot summer day when he was born. I was six. Some days, when he has a big mouth and is annoying, we get into short, violent fistfights, but always make up later.

Gap-fill

Some words are missing! Complete the text.

Swamp = moeras

Waded = ?

Investigate = ?

You?

It is a big old castle and it is grey with pink roofs.

It has four big towers, and the roofs of them are pink.

You can hear the birds that are flying around.

You can also hear the wind blowing.

It smells like lavender and other flowers.

The atmosphere is like a very chill vibe, and it is very fun.

Let's write!

Create a new Word document and write a story about "the strangest creature ever".

- Think about: what it looks like, what it sounds like, where you found it, etc.

- You must use at least 5 adjectives!