Adjective Booster Task
Adjective Booster Task
Supercharge Sentences with Describing Words
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Date:
Rule What is an Adjective? — An adjective describes a noun (what kind, what color, or what size).
1. Base Sentence The dog barked.
2. Pick Adjective fluffy / loud / tiny
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3. Upgraded! The loud dog barked.
Adjective Idea Bank
📏 Size
huge
tiny
giant
🎨 Color / Look
bright
golden
shiny
🐾 Texture / Feel
fuzzy
smooth
cozy
⚡ Sound / Energy
loud
swift
gentle
1 Guided Warm-Up: Model & Insert
Read the choices. Write the best adjective in the blank.
1. Base Sentence: The robot fixed the spaceship. Choices: [ shiny | heavy ]
The shiny robot fixed the spaceship. Model
2. Base Sentence: A player made the winning shot. Choices: [ tall | noisy ]
A player made the winning shot.
3. Base Sentence: The pizza was ready for dinner. Choices: [ warm | fuzzy ]
The pizza was ready for dinner.
4. Base Sentence: A puppy chased the yellow ball. Choices: [ playful | rusty ]
A puppy chased the yellow ball.
Hint: Place the adjective directly before the noun you are describing!
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Picture Clue Practice (Part 1)
Look at each picture. Think of a describing word (color, size, or texture) and write it on the line.
Student:
1. Base Sentence: The robot swept the floor.
The robot swept the floor.
2. Base Sentence: We watered the cactus on the shelf.
We watered the cactus on the shelf.
3. Base Sentence: The car crossed the finish line.
The car crossed the finish line.
4. Base Sentence: A puppy chewed on the tennis ball.
A puppy chewed on the tennis ball.
5. Base Sentence: Hikers climbed up the mountain.
Hikers climbed up the mountain.
Look at details like colors, shapes, and textures to inspire your describing words!
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Picture Clue Practice (Part 2)
Continue expanding each sentence by adding a descriptive adjective before the noun.
Student:
6. Base Sentence: The dragon flew above the castle.
The dragon flew above the castle.
7. Base Sentence: Mom baked a pizza for dinner.
Mom baked a pizza for dinner.
8. Base Sentence: He turned on the flashlight in the tent.
He turned on the flashlight in the tent.
9. Base Sentence: Maya bounced the basketball on the court.
Maya bounced the basketball on the court.
10. Base Sentence: Birds made a nest in the tree.
Birds made a nest in the tree.
Writer's Self-Check
I used the picture to pick a descriptive word. I placed the adjective before the noun. My adjective describes color, size, or texture. My expanded sentence makes sense when read aloud.
Awesome job! You completed all 10 sentence expansions.
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