Adjectives

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Liesl Marais
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Liesl Marais
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What do adjectives do? They are describing words that tell us more about a noun.
What are some weak adjectives to avoid? sad, nice, scared, happy, bad Look at the rich adverbs on the following cards and see if you know the weak adverbs they can replace. Then flip the deck and consolidate your knowledge.
gloomy sad (g_____)
upset sad (u____)
unhappy sad (u______)
forlorn sad (f______)
sorrowful sad (s________)
tearful sad (t______)
sombre sad (s_____)
lovely nice (l_____)
pleasurable nice (p__________)
likeable nice (l_______)
gracious nice (g_______)
admirable nice (a________)
afraid scared (a_____)
frightened scared (f_________)
fearful scared (f______)
alarmed scared (a______)
terrified scared (t________)
shaken scared (s_____)
delighted happy (d________)
amused happy (a_____)
thrilled happy (t_______)
content happy (c______)
pleased happy (p______)
awful bad (a____)
rotten bad (r_____)
wicked bad (w_____)
unpleasant bad (u_________)
disagreeable bad (d___________)
wretched bad (w_______)
mean bad (m___)
Avoid using "very" Look at the following cards and see if you know what adjectives to use instead of "very ..."?
hilarious very funny
freezing very cold
enormous very big
filthy very dirty
delicious very tasty
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