Adjectives and Adverbs
Use adjectives and adverbs,
and choose between them
depending on what is to be
modified
(Common Core L.2.1e)
2 ideas
2 centers 1 pattern
1 worksheet
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1 game
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Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between
them depending on what is to be modified (L.2.1e)
m Idea: Adjectives (“Sentences With Spunk!”)
m Idea: Adverbs (“How, When, and Where?”)
m Center: Adjectives (“A Perfect Meal”)
m Center: Adjectives and adverbs (“Busy Beavers”)
m Game: Adjectives (“Ready, Shop!”)
m Worksheet: Adjectives and adverbs (“At the Pond”)
Sentences
With Spunk!
Look at that
smelly dog
run !
Samantha
Adjectives
Instruct each student to think of a
noun and list adjectives to describe it on
a sheet of scrap paper. Next, on another
sheet of paper, have her write a sentence
that includes the noun and adjectives.
Challenge students to see who can come
up with the longest, most descriptive
sentence. To enhance the activity,
have students copy and illustrate their
sentences on sheets of paper. Mount the
completed drawings on a bulletin board
titled “Sentences With Spunk!”
The brown, smelly, hairy
dog ran down the street.
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L.2.1e
How, When, and Where?
Adverbs
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A Perfect Meal
Adjectives
Materials:
grocery store flyers
paper plates (one per child)
paper
scissors
glue
Try this newsworthy approach to adverbs.
Divide a sheet of chart paper into three columns.
Title the first column “How,” the second column
“When,” and the third column “Where.” Post the
chart and guide students to brainstorm a list of
corresponding adverbs for each column. Next,
announce a made-up news event likely to interest
students, such as a lion escaping from a zoo.
Have each student write an appropriate headline
on a sheet of paper. Then instruct him to write a
brief paragraph that includes adverbs that give
information such as how, when, and where the
event occurred. Encourage students to refer to the
brainstormed lists as needed. After each reporter
completes his writing, ask volunteers to read their
news bulletins aloud and have their classmates
identify the adverbs.
Jared
I would like to
eat gooey,
cheesy pizza
and a crunch
y,
red apple. The
n
a chewy choco I would eat
la
cookie for des te chip
sert. I would
wash it down
w
cold glass of ith a tall,
milk.
A student cuts from grocery
store flyers pictures of foods that he
would like to eat during a meal. He
glues the pictures to a paper plate.
Then he uses adjectives to write a
description of his meal.
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L.2.1e
Busy Beavers
adjective
Adjectives and adverbs
Materials:
• 10 cutouts of the beaver pattern below
• permanent marker
• 2 cardboard tubes
• brown crayon or marker
• 4 paper clips
cold
adverb
rarely
easy
adjective
busily
adverb
adverb
Setting up the center:
plain
soft
1. Program each beaver with a different
adjective
adjective or adverb. Indicate on each tail
whether the word is an adjective or an adverb.
2. Fold each tail as shown.
3. Label one tube “adjective” and the other “adverb.” Add details to the tubes so they resemble logs.
4. Put a paper clip on each end of each log to prevent rolling. Display the beavers and the logs at a center.
Using the center:
1. A student reads the word on each beaver and decides whether it is an adjective or an adverb.
2. He places each beaver by its corresponding log.
3. After all of the beavers have been placed, he unfolds the tails to check his answers.
4. If time allows, he writes a sentence using each word.
Beaver Pattern
Use with “Busy Beavers.”
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1.shiny
2.big
3.bubbly
4.warm
5.juicy
6.furry
7.quiet
8.hard
9.cold
10. hot
11. sharp
12. long
Finish
13.loud
14. sweet
15. bright
berry
17.clip
red
cracker
18. salty
book
Names
ring
balloon
1.rug
2.pen
shiny
big
soap
coat
apple
7.bottle
hamster
3.bubbly 4.stick 5.juicy 6.furry
tip
warm wolf ribbon
(L.2.1e)
Adjectives
bunny
light
Answer Key
16. soft
17. red
18. salty
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cake
music
13.glass
16.letter 15.bright 14.fan
sweet loud
soft leaf
story
!
Sale
nail
water
Ready,
Shop!
Sale
!
ice
Directions for two players:
quiet
1. Cut out the answer key. Put your
markers on Start.
whisper
2. In turn, roll a die and move your marker.
3. Read the two word choices and the
noun in the tag on your space. Say the
8.hard
word that describes the noun.
move
4. Check the answer key. If you are
correct, leave your
rock
marker. If not, move
your marker back
one space.
12. long 11.basket 10.pants 9.cold
5. The first player to
tree sharp hot game
reach Finish wins.
Start
Name
At the Pond
Adjectives and Adverbs
(L.2.1e)
Read each sentence.
Lightly color the adjective. Add it to the sentence.
green
suddenly 1. The frog jumps.
_____________________________________________________________________________
quickly
soft
2. A duck swims.
_____________________________________________________________________________
wet
barely
3. The grass moves.
_____________________________________________________________________________
never
big
4. I saw the pond.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Read each sentence.
Lightly color the adverb. Add it to the sentence.
big
nearby
5. A frog lands.
_____________________________________________________________________________
carefully
shy
6. The turtle watches.
_____________________________________________________________________________
clearly
large
7. It sees a lily pad.
_____________________________________________________________________________
pretty
cheerfully 8. A birds sings.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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L.2.1e
Answer Key
“At the Pond”
Adjectives
1.The green frog jumps.
2.A soft duck swims.
3.The wet grass moves.
4. I saw the big pond.
Adverbs
5. A frog lands nearby.
6. The turtle watches carefully.
7.It clearly sees a lily pad.
8. A bird sings cheerfully.
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