Types of sentences
Sentences with adjectives
It was a __________, ___________ house with a _________, ___________
garden.
Write your own adjective sentence for a beautiful beach
scene.
List sentences – replace a word with multiple other words starting
with the same letter
It was a bad day.
It was a dreadful, dreary, dismal, day.
Write your own list sentence for a fabulous day.
Write a sentence then bracket what the character was really
feeling!
He smiled, shook the man’s hand and greeted him warmly. (Inside,
however, he was more terrified than ever.)
Write your own sentence using brackets describing being
sent for by the head teacher.
Using synonyms in sentences
I was sad, miserable, depressed – more than I had ever been.
Write your own synonym sentence starting with
‘I was happy…’
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Types of sentences
Similes
The sea shone like a thousand diamonds shimmering in the summer
sun.
Write two similes of your own for a beautiful beach
setting.
Personification
Describe an object as if it was a person
eg. the wind whistled…the wind whistled a frightening tune.
The waves grabbed at your feet
Write your own personification sentence to describe a
spooky wood.
Short sentences for tension
He stood still. His face went pale.
Write four short tension sentences to describe someone’s
fear.
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