Adjectives Form 1

FORM ONE ENGLISH

ADJECTIVES

PRESENTNED BY WANEROBA WATUHA D. ON 29 TH JULY,2013 AT MIVUMONI SECONDARY SCHOOL KWALE CUONTY.

Adjectives

We have already learnt that a noun is a naming word.

Now we are going to learn about adjectives

Activity 1

List all the items or people in the following

picture .(i.e. the nouns in the picture)

Look at the following pictures!

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Activity 1(b)

Now write down words that describe each of the items or people in the picture.

Cont’d

You can give more information about the things,

items or people you have named by answering

the question which?

For example from the nouns: woman, man, car

we can ask the questions:

Which woman? Ill woman

Which man? Rich man

Which car? New car

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Adjectives help to make our thoughts and

information as clear and specific as possible

For example:

The shy girl has joined our group.

Now for you to get the adjective you can ask the question:

Which girl has joined our group?

Activity 2

Identify the adjectives in each of the following pictures :

Which type of people are in this picture?

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EXERCISE

Identify the adjectives in the following sentences.

• The thin girl is my sister.
• The fat woman refused to eat more snacks.
• My grandfather is an old man now.
• My uncle is always a relaxed man.
• Jill is always a scared boy.
• I admire a strong man.
• We met a thirsty man at the bore hole.
• Peter is a young man

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Activity 3

Make six different sentences using adjectives from the following pictures.

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Note that adjectives can be placed in front of nouns i.e. before the nouns

For example:

Jill is always a scared boy

Adjectives can also be placed after the verb

For example:

The man at the borehole is thirsty.

The adjective thirsty comes after the verb is

Assignment

QUESTIONS

Identify the adjectives in each of the following sentences

1.The day was windy and chilly

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2.My father bought a blue car yesterday

3.A hungry man is an angry man

4.The old woman wore a thick woollen jacket

5.The athletes were tired and frustrated.

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THANK YOU

LESSON PRESENTED BY

WANEROBA D.WATUHA

AT MIVUMONI ICT DIGITAL CENTRE

ON 29 TH JULY 2013