ENGLISH ADJECTIVES Stage 3, Year 5

ANNOTATION “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame

Syllabus Outcomes EN3-2A - Composes, edits and presents well- structured and coherent texts. experiment and use aspects of composing that enhance learning and enjoyment. Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features.

What is an adjective? The simplest definition of an adjective is that it is a word that describes or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about an object’s size, shape, age, colour, origin or material. It’s a big table. (size) It’s a round table. (shape) It’s an old table. (age) It’s a brown table. (colour) It’s an English table. (origin) It’s a wooden table. (material) It’s a lovely table. (opinion) It’s a broken table. (observation) It’s a coffee table. (purpose)

The dog is soft. The ____ ____ dog is ___ ___soft. The house on the hill. The ___ ___ house on the ___ ___ hill. The bird sat in the tree. The ___ ___bird sat in the ___ ___ tree. The girl at an ice-cream. The ___ ___ girl ate a ___ ___ ice-cream

Describe your picture to your partner and see how well you can match them. Think about size, shape, texture, opinion etc.

Read the extract from "The Wind and the Willows" written by Kenneth Graham. - Highlight or underline all the adjectives you can see throughout the passage. - Read the passage aloud WITH the adjectives included. -Read the passage aloud WITHOUT all of the adjectives included. Which one sounds would you prefer to read?