Year 6 Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences PowerPoint Presentation

Focused Questions

Is this word telling us more about the noun or verb? How do you know?

What adjective/adverb could be included to add extra information in this sentence?

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Year 6 – Autumn Block 3 – Word Classes
Step 2: Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences
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Introduction

Match the pairs of adjectives according to their meaning.
What are the 5 strongest adjectives?

cold		big
immense		terrible
superb		exhausted
tired		freezing
bad		good

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Introduction

Match the pairs of adjectives according to their meaning.
What are the 5 strongest adjectives?
immense, terrible, superb, exhausted, freezing

cold		big
immense		terrible
superb		exhausted
tired		freezing
bad		good

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Varied Fluency 1

Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the sentences below.


The loyal soldier fought courageously for his country.
The curious cat chased the black shadows.

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Varied Fluency 1

Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the sentences below.


The loyal soldier fought courageously for his country.
The curious cat chased the black shadows.

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Varied Fluency 2

Sort the underlined words in the sentence below into the correct columns.
The ferocious beast savagely terrorised the frightened villagers.

Adjective	Adverb

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Varied Fluency 2

Sort the underlined words in the sentence below into the correct columns.
The ferocious beast savagely terrorised the frightened villagers.

Adjective	Adverb
ferocious frightened	savagely

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Varied Fluency 3

True or false? The adjective is underlined in the sentences below.
A. Yesterday, I spotted a huge wasps nest in our garage.
B. My cousin is taller than me even though she is slightly younger.

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Varied Fluency 3

True or false? The adjective is underlined in the sentences below.
A. Yesterday, I spotted a huge wasps nest in our garage.
B. My cousin is taller than me even though she is slightly younger.
A: true
B: false, slightly is used as an adverb.

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Varied Fluency 4

Choose the most suitable adjective or adverb for each sentence below.
My dad is a ___________ runner. (good/well)
The gate swung ___________ . (noisy/noisily)
The film ended ___________ . (sudden/suddenly)

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Varied Fluency 4

Choose the most suitable adjective or adverb for each sentence below.
My dad is a good runner. (good/well)
The gate swung noisily. (noisy/noisily)
The film ended suddenly. (sudden/suddenly)

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Application 1

Improve the passage below by including three adjectives and three adverbs.

The man walked around the town, taking in the sights. He saw the river which wound its way around the ruins of a castle. A loud noise startled him and he fell into the water.
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Application 1

Improve the passage below by including three adjectives and three adverbs.

Various answers, for example: The proud man walked slowly around the town, taking in the incredible sights. He saw the river which carefully wound its way around the ancient ruins of a castle. A loud, noise startled him and he fell unexpectedly into the water.