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Verbs and Adverbs
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On your post-it notes write down:
one verb
one adverb
Stick it on the whiteboard under the correct heading.
TASK:
Now try and create your own descriptive sentences, using some of the words you've come up with.
They don't have to be linked.
For example:
Riding soundlessly through the forest, the black horse sniffed the air.
Hiding anxiously, the hobbits held their breath.
What words could you use in the following sentence:
?????, the hobbits ????? ????? through the
????? woods.
Starter:
See how many words you can make from the letters below. You can only use the letters once.
Watch this clip from the moving 'The Lord of the Rings'.
What is an adverb?
make a list of all the things you can see people doing AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING.
Can you think of some adverbs to go with them?
D I R C S U U L L I Y O
The record is 20 words!
Complete the worksheet
Challenge:
Progress
Can you work out the 12 letter word?
Vivid verbs:
To write using vivid verbs and adverbs.
- are present tense when possible
- are very specific
- help readers to visualise
- are more interesting
- are clever
To identify numerous vivid verbs and adverbs.
To recognise what vivid verbs and adverbs are.
Says/said
mutter, whisper, laugh, joke, cry, groan, blurt, bark, wail, agree, declare, suggest, scold, warn, insist, exclaim, inquire
Walk/move
stumble, skip, prance, wander, inch, careen, creep, crawl, tiptoe, race, dash, scamper, stride, bolt, plummet, dive, swing, whisk
Strong, specific verbs and adverbs