Y7, T4 - Lesson 1

Choose three phrases in this text that are adjective groups:

A very tempting banana cake sat cooling on the kitchen bench. Our sneaky, old cat climbed up as quick as lightning, gobbled the whole thing! The greedy cat was way too sick to have dinner.

• very tempting

• sat cooling

• Our sneaky, old

• as quick as lightning

• The greedy

Place the corrective adjective in the box to correct complete these sentences -

Look at the brightly ​ (a)   picture.

The ​ (b)   fumes in the room were overwhelming.

The ​ (c)   techniques she used were impressive.

The ​ (d)   overalls were covered in splashes of colour.

• painted
• paint
• painting
• painter

Select the word to complete the sentences -

Marble Bar is one of the ​ (a)   places in Australia.

The debate was​ (b)   contested.

• hottest
• hotly
• hot
• hotter

Select the word which would correctly complete the noun group -

The ___ puppy is my first choice.

• smallest

• sadness

• playfully

• happily

Where is the correct position for the word 'choppy' in this sentence -

We (1) walked to the edge of the (2) pier to see the (3) waves crash onto the (4) beach.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where is the correct position for the word 'very hard' in this sentence -

They were (1) able (2) to answer the (3) homework questions (4).

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Choose the words that correctly complete this sentence -

The gloomier the weather became, the ​ (a)   we were about the school concert going ahead.

• less concenred
• more concerned

What is the word class of the underlined words in this sentence?

My new glasses made my vision very clear.

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Choose the adjective group in this sentence -

The long-distance swimmer had been looking tired and defeated before swimming strongly into the harbour.

• The long-distance swimmer

• had been looking

• tired and defeated

• before swimming strongly

• into the harbour.

Categorise the following descriptive adjectives

Groups:

(a) Appearance

,

(b) Condition

,

(c) Sense

,

(d) Size and Shape

• damaged
• hot

• broken
• frozen

• attractive
• clean

• round
• worn
• shiny
• thin
• loud

• wide