Specific Adjectives Practice

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📚 Part 1: Choosing Specific Adjectives

1. Circle the MORE SPECIFIC adjective in each pair:

big

enormous

golden

yellow

fast

swift

scary

terrifying

2. Read this sentence from an information report: "The big kangaroo jumped across the dry grass."
Which specific adjectives would improve this sentence? Tick ALL that apply:

massive (instead of big)

giant (instead of big)

parched (instead of dry)

nice (instead of dry)

3. Match the general adjective to the most specific alternative:

General: cold → Specific: __________

General: pretty → Specific: __________

General: loud → Specific: __________

Word bank: beautiful, freezing, deafening

✏️ Part 2: Improving Information Report Sentences

4. Rewrite these sentences using MORE SPECIFIC adjectives. Replace the underlined words:

a) The big whale swims in the blue ocean.

b) The hot desert has tall sand dunes.

5. Write 2-3 sentences describing your favourite Australian animal using SPECIFIC adjectives:

6. Extension Challenge: Create a noun group with at least TWO specific adjectives to describe each item:

Example: tree → the ancient, towering eucalyptus tree

a) bird → the ________, ________ ________

b) rock → the ________, ________ ________

Specific Adjectives Practice

Specific Adjectives Practice

📚 Part 1: Choosing Specific Adjectives

✏️ Part 2: Improving Information Report Sentences

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