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Hello.

I'm Miss Corbett, and welcome to another grammar lesson.

I love learning grammar because it helps me make my writing more exciting and easy to read for whoever is reading it.

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In today's lesson, adjectives to describe, you will be able to define, which means explain, and identify an adjective.

For this lesson, you will need your listening ears, your looking eyes, and your thinking brains.

You will also need somebody to talk to in some of our activities.

Let's get started.

Here are our key words for our lesson.

Remember, don't worry if you don't know exactly what they mean, but by the end of the lesson, you will, because they help us get to what we want to achieve in our lesson.

I'd like you to repeat them after me.

My turn then your turn.

Adjective.

Adjective.

Describe.

Describe.

I wonder if you've heard those words before.

Adjective.

Describe.

Well done.

In the first part of our lesson today, we will be answering the question, "What are adjectives?" Our first key word.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

There are both of our key words.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

We know that a noun is a naming word of a person, place, or thing.

So the adjective's job is to describe what the noun is like.

Here are some common nouns.

I have a boy, a tree, and an apple.

Here are some nouns, and now we know that adjectives can describe those nouns.

When we describe a noun, that means we're giving detail to give more information about it and what it is like.

Let's have a look at this apple.

Hmm.

How could I describe it? Let me have a think.

The red apple.

The spotty apple.

The shiny apple.

The juicy apple.

The smooth apple.

The delicious apple.

And the healthy apple.

So some examples of adjectives might be what it looks like: the colour, spotty; what it feels like: smooth; what it tastes like: juicy, or delicious and healthy.

All of those words help me give more information about my nouns.

They are adjectives.

An adjective describes a noun.

Well done! I wonder if you can think of another way to describe the apple.

The mm Apple.

I'm going to give you five seconds.

Well done.

I heard, "the crunchy apple." I loved that adjective to describe how it feels when we bite the apple.

Well done.

Now, I would like you to think, "Is this true or false?" You're going to show me a thumbs up for true and a thumbs down for false.

An adjective describes a noun.

Is that true, or is that false? Five seconds.

Well done if you said "true." We now know that an adjective is a describing word to describe a noun, to give us more information about the noun.

Adjectives don't just describe common nouns.

They also describe proper nouns.

Here is Buckingham Palace.

We know Buckingham Palace is a proper noun because it is the name of a specific palace.

And you can see Buckingham Palace has a capital letter.

How would you describe Buckingham Palace? The mm Buckingham Palace.

Mmm.

You could think about the size.

You could think about the age of it.

You could think about the bits that you can see, the colours.

Pause the video, and choose one adjective to describe Buckingham Palace.

Well done.

I heard so many ways of describing it.

Here are some examples that I heard because there are lots of adjectives that could describe Buckingham Palace.

"Long." You can see that the building is long.

"Grand," which means it's very impressive, quite fancy.

"Impressive." That's the one I just used.

Impressive.

When someone stands at it, you look up and you're really impressed with what you see.

"Huge," because it is a huge building.

Well done.

These adjectives give us more detail about the proper noun.

I wonder if you can decide which adjective best describes Buckingham Palace.

So some of them might work.

Some of them might not work.

You need to choose the one that works the best.

Heavy Buckingham Palace.

Hmm.

I'm not sure whether I'll lift it.

Grand Buckingham Palace or pink Buckingham Palace.

Can you point to the adjectives that best describes Buckingham Palace? Well done if you are pointing to grand.

I'm sure Buckingham Palace is heavy, but nobody is going to try and lift it up.

And heavy is an adjective, but I think grand suits it better because it describes how impressive and amazing it is to look at.

Pink is an adjective, but Buckingham Palace cannot be described as pink.

It's not giving us more information about Buckingham Palace because Buckingham Palace is not pink.

Well done if you said grand.

Adjectives describe all types of nouns including nouns that are singular and plural.

We know that singular means one and plural means more than one.

Tree is a singular noun 'cause there is one tree.

Strawberries is a plural noun because I can count lots and lots of strawberries.

But adjective describes some nouns better than others.

So we need to pick really carefully about which adjective we're going to choose.

Here are some adjectives I have.

Red and tall.

Hmm.

Red.

Which of these nouns would I describe as red? Could you point to it for me? Thank you so much! The red strawberries.

Well done.

So which noun would you describe as tall? Could you point to it for me? Well done.

The tall tree.

So you can see that even though tall and red are both adjectives, we need to think carefully about how we're going to use them.

Now, I am going to think of a noun, and then I'm going to put it into a whole sentence using an adjective to describe it.

My noun is moon.

Hmm.

The mm moon is in.

Where would the moon be? And how could I describe it? I've got one! I'm going to choose an adjective to describe the noun to fill in the sentence.

Then my partner is going to choose a different adjective to describe the noun.

Let me show you.

The spooky moon is in the sky.

Could you say that sentence? The spooky moon is in the sky.

Then my partner would think of another adjective to describe it.

The huge moon is in the sky.

Can you say that for me? The huge moon is in the sky.

Both of those adjectives work for the moon.

So I'm going to give myself a thumbs up.

Now it's your turn to work with your partner, and you are going to describe a bucket.

Imagine a bucket in the sand at the beach.

You are going to describe it.

The mm bucket is in.

Maybe the sand.

Firstly, you're going to choose an adjective to describe the bucket, to fill in the sentence.

Your partner can give you a thumbs up if the adjective works.

Then your partner's going to have a go, choosing a different adjective.

Make sure you give each other a thumbs up to check that your adjective makes sense.

The mm bucket is in mm.

Pause the video, and off you go.

Fantastic descriptions.

I think you're ready for your task now.

You are going to have a look at these common nouns.

My turn.

Your turn.

Pencil Teddy Star Well done.

You're going to work with your partner now in a talk task.

So the first person is going to choose an adjective to describe one of the nouns and fill in the sentence.

Then your partner is going to do the same, but you need to choose a different noun to describe with an adjective.

So you have pencil, teddy, and star to choose from, and then they're going to fill in the sentence.

And, remember, the sentence is, "The mm mm is in the mm." Let me give you an example.

The sharp pencil is in the pot.

Then I wonder how you can describe the pencil, the teddy, or the star.

Make sure you give each other time to both share your descriptions in a full sentence.

Off you go.

Pause the video.

Well done.

Here are some of the adjectives that you might have used.

The sharp pencil is in the pot.

The soft teddy is in the bed, and the bright star is in the sky.

Those are some really well thought out adjectives to best describe the noun.

Well done everybody.

Now we're going to move on to our second part of the lesson, how we can use adjectives.

Adjectives help us to picture a noun in our heads.

Here is a noun.

House.

Hmm.

At the moment, we don't know very much about this house, but look what happens if we add an adjective to the noun.

I'm going to add an adjective, and I want you to have a picture in your head of the house.

Spooky house Uh! I have a picture in my head.

Tiny house Grand house Can you see how the picture changes in your head depending on the adjective? That's because adjectives give us more detail to help us create that picture in our mind.

Have a look at where the adjective is.

Spooky house Tiny house Grand house An adjective often comes before the noun it is describing.

So my noun is house.

So before that, we have spooky, tiny, or grand.

Let's look at some more examples in sentences.

Listen out for the adjective first, then the noun.

The fast car zoomed past us.

The sun shone on the crowded beach.

An enormous crocodile slept quietly.

So you can see in all of those sentences, some of my nouns are described by an adjective, and the adjective comes before the noun.

Now, have a think.

True or false? Get those thumbs up for true or thumbs down for false ready.

An adjective often comes after the noun it is describing.

Is that true or false? Does it come after the noun, or does it come before the noun? An adjective often comes after the noun it is describing.

I'll give you five seconds to show me your thumbs.

Well done if you said "false." That was trying to trick us because an adjective often comes before the noun it is describing.

Well done.

We now know that adjectives describe nouns.

Using our senses can help us think of different ways to describe our nouns.

Here are our senses.

We have: my turn, your turn.

Hearing Smell Sight Touch Taste I would like to describe the picture of the beach.

I'm going to imagine I am there and use my senses to describe it.

I can hear the crashing waves.

I can smell the fresh air.

I can see the blue sea.

I can taste the salty water.

I can feel the warm sand.

If I hadn't used my senses there, I wouldn't have been able to add all of that extra detail to get a picture in our minds.

Let's have another go to describe an ice cream.

Oh! Delicious.

Here are my senses.

What could you hear? Maybe when it's melting.

The dripping ice cream.

My turn, your turn.

Dripping ice cream.

I can smell.

(sniffs) What can I smell? Sweet ice cream.

Sweet ice cream.

My ice cream is the noun.

Sweet is the adjective.

What can I see? Mm ice cream.

Let me think.

Shiny ice cream.

In my picture, the ice cream is shiny.

It's almost metallic.

What can I taste? Oh, how would you describe the ice cream? Mm ice cream.

Tasty ice cream! And what does it feel like? Mm ice cream.

Cold ice cream! Wow! We just thought of five more adjectives to describe an ice cream using our senses.

And these words are all adjectives because they're describing the noun ice cream.

Now it's your turn to see if you can match the adjective with the noun, thinking about the adjective that best suits that noun.

My nouns are stars, frog, and library.

My adjectives are green, twinkling, and quiet.

Hmm.

I would like you to pause the video and match the adjectives with your nouns, saying the adjective first, then the noun.

Pause the video.

Off you go.

Let's see how we got on.

We have got the green frog.

Did you get that? Because you wouldn't describe the frog as twinkling or quiet because frogs make a loud ribbit noise.

My turn, your turn.

Green frog.

Well done.

What about the next one? Twinkling.

Twinkling mm.

Twinkling stars.

The library or a frog wouldn't twinkle! My turn, your turn.

Twinkling stars.

Well done.

And, finally, that leaves us with quiet library.

Quiet library.

My turn, your turn.

Quiet library.

The library's always quiet so people can concentrate on their reading.

Fantastic.

Now it's time for you to do a task on your own.

You are going to be given some sentences, and you need to circle the adjective.

Remember, an adjective mostly comes before the noun it is describing.

Let me read the sentences to you.

The hot noodles were on the table.

Think about where the adjective is.

Which word is describing something? Fatima patted her shaggy dog on the back.

Which of those words is describing a noun? Loud music shocked the cat.

Which word is describing something? The boy found his red boots.

Which word is describing the noun? Remember, an adjective helps us think of a picture in our head.

The dark clouds began to rain.

The dark clouds began to rain.

Which word is describing something? You are going to pause the video now and start your task, circling the adjectives in each sentence.

There is one adjective in each sentence.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

Well done.

I could see that you were trying so hard to spot those adjectives describing the nouns.

Let's see how you got on.

The hot noodles were on the table.

Uh! I've got two nouns there, noodles and table.

The table isn't being described, but the noodles are described as hot.

Well done.

Fatima patted her shaggy dog on the back.

Again, I have Fatima as a proper noun and dog as a common noun.

Only the word dog is being described by the adjective, shaggy, to describe what it looks like.

Well done.

Loud music shocked the cat.

I look for my nouns, music and cat.

The music is being described as loud.

The boy found his red boots.

My nouns are boy and boots, but only the boots are being described by their colour, which is red.

Well done.

The dark clouds began to rain.

The adjective is dark.

What a fantastic lesson everybody.

Today we have learned that an adjective is a word that describes a noun.

We know that adjectives can describe common nouns, proper nouns, as well as singular and plural nouns.

All types of nouns.

Adjectives are so important to help us picture the nouns in our head, and now we know that an adjective often comes before the noun it's describing, such as the red boots or the spooky house or grand Buckingham Palace.

Well done for another amazing lesson of learning.

I'll see you next time.

Bye.