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Adjectives, adverbs and noun phrases chosen for effect

Lesson 6
Mild
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

A describing word should show the reader something. Nice and good do not show anything.

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Tick the words at work

aa nice cata fluffy ginger catwords at work
bThe wet, muddy boots.The boots were nice.words at work
cHe ate.He munched noisily.words at work
da sparkly red bikea good bikewords at work
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Find the 3 mistakes

Polpetta's menu: a nice pizza, a crunchy garlic bread, a good salad and a very nice pudding.
One dish already has words that work. Leave it alone.
Write the corrections here
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Lesson 6 · Mild · side 2

Name
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Now you write

☆☆☆
Word banksunnyfluffysnarlingtiptoedskipped
a Swap the tired word: a nice day
It was a
b Swap the tired word: a big dog
I saw a
c Swap the tired word: she walked
She
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I described the giant! The big, huge, enormous giant. Three adjectives! The more the better, no?

Tell Polpetta why three is too many, then describe the giant with one good word.
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