Let's play with A D J E C T I V E S :
adjective |
comparative |
superlative |
adverb + l y |
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big |
bigger |
the biggest |
- |
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dark |
darker |
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- |
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small |
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- |
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light |
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old |
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- |
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new |
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soft |
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hard |
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short |
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wild |
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long |
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- |
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thin |
thinner |
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- |
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wide |
wider |
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strange |
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white |
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- |
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nice |
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huge |
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-y -> -ier |
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tiny |
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- |
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ugly |
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- |
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tidy |
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- |
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Long adjectives |
more |
the most |
+ ly |
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beautiful |
more |
the most |
beautifully |
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horrible |
more |
the most |
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terrible |
more |
the most |
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wonderful |
more |
the most |
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Picture from : http://wa2.images.onesite.com/members.enchantedfolk.com/user/www.photoimagerybysusan.com/blog_photos/monster.jpg
story adapted for EFL from online game http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/monmouthshire/choose_adj_monmouthshire.html
http://www.imajlar.com/free_clipart/house_clipart/house_clipart_9.gif http://www.njpies.org/co/images/ColorHouse.gif http://www.phillipmartin.info/templates/bus_white.htm
WRITE THESE ADJECTIVES :
big small ugly beautiful horrible terrible wonderful dark light old new soft hard wooden plastic white yellow orange green blue brown black short long thin wide strange tidy untidy huge tiny wild nice smelly fat slim scary
It is a ....................... day.
The ...................... monster goes back to his ..................... house.
He crosses ......................... river.
He walks across the .............................. bridge.
The ....................... door is open when he finally gets into his house.
He carefully walks in and looks around the .................... room before entering.
“Who is there?!” he asks. Nobody answers.
The monster shakes his ....................... head.
He sits down in his .................... chair.
Suddenly he hears a ....................... noise.
He turns around and sees a .............................. leg disappearing under his bed.
“I have had enough of this!!!” cries the monster and runs away to his mother's house.
He is really scared. He never comes back to his ........................................ house.
HORRIBLE MONSTER
Label the rooms of the house: living room, bedroom, hall, garage, bathroom, attic, cellar, patio
Label the objects: chimney, roof, door, stairs, fireplace, armchair, window, bed, car, grill, garden
colour the roof red -> roof = red, chimney = orange,
garage = yellow. door = brown,
garden =green, armchair = yellow,
bed = light blue, car = pink,
sky = grey stairs = light brown / beige
Draw a big golden sun and a small dark grey cloud above the house.
Draw a big pink flower and a small yellow flower in the garden next to the garage.
Draw a lovely little brown dog in front of a grill.
Describe the monster: big tummy, strong legs, 2 big toes, small weak arms, 5 fingers, small black eyes, long nose, fat beige body, spotty stomach, black belly-button, sharp teeth, tiny ears, smelly feet
The monster is tall / short. It has got .......................... .....................................................................................................
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COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS
My father sings ............................. My pet behaves ............................
My mother cooks ........................... My friend cleans .........................
My grandpa breakfasts ..................... Cats jump .................................
My grandma sleeps .......................... The pig smells ..........................
Computers are ........................ used. It is running ...............................
nicely, loudly, strangely, neatly, horribly, quickly, widely, wonderfully, softly, wildly, lightly
WELL DONE BOYS AND GIRLS !
Write the opposites: big - small, .......................................................................................................
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