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Diary Features Color Code

Read Rory’s diary entry. Use the colour key to mark each feature in the entry: greeting = orange; past-tense verbs = blue; adverbs = green; expanded noun phrases = purple. Then answer the questions. In the UK, diary writers often begin with “Dear Diary”.

Rory’s diary

Dear Diary, Yesterday, I visited the busy farmers’ market with Alfie and Imogen. A cheerful stallholder waved warmly as we arrived. I carefully chose three shiny red apples and a warm, crusty loaf. Then Alfie tasted a tiny piece of cheese and smiled. We happily carried our bags home. I felt proud because I helped choose lunch! From, Rory

Spot the features

Use the diary entry above to answer each question.

1.Which words are Rory’s greeting at the beginning of the diary entry?
2.Find and write three past-tense verbs from the entry. These tell what already happened.
3.Which word tells how the stallholder waved?
  • cheerful
  • warmly
  • busy
  • yesterday
4.Find two more adverbs in the diary entry. They tell how something happened.
5.Which phrase is an expanded noun phrase describing apples?
  • three shiny red apples
  • carried our bags
  • arrived
  • helped choose
6.Copy an expanded noun phrase that describes the loaf.
7.Match each diary feature to the colour in the colour key.
  • Greeting
  • Past-tense verbs
  • Adverbs
  • Expanded noun phrases
  • Blue
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Purple
8.Choose the verb that completes this diary sentence in the past tense: “At the market, I ___ a loaf of bread.”
  • choose
  • chose
  • choosing
9.Write a diary sentence about something you did yesterday. Include a past-tense verb and an adverb.
10.Add describing words to expand this noun phrase: “the ___ apples”.

3 printable pages

  • Diary Features Color Code, page 1 of 3: Rory’s diary, Spot the features

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  • Diary Features Color Code, page 2 of 3: 2. Find and write three past-tense verbs from the entry. These tell what already

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  • Diary Features Color Code, page 3 of 3: 8. Choose the verb that completes this diary sentence in the past tense: “At the

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