Adjectives Practice: Reading & Writing a Poem (A1 - 2)
1a: Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with a noun (use a dictionary for
difficult vocabulary).
A: It’s a __________________________________. B: It’s a ______________________________.
C: It’s a ________________________________. D: It’s a _____________________.
E: It’s a ________________________________. F: It’s a __________________________________.
G: It’s a ____________________________.
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Adjectives Practice: Reading & Writing a Poem (A1 - 2)
2a: Read the ‘Adjectives Poem’. Why is the last word ‘and’?
2b Ask your teacher about difficult vocabulary.
Adjectives Poem
in the big, ______________ forest
there was a small, ______________ house
and in the small, ______________ house
there was a pretty, ______________ room
and in the pretty, ______________ room
there was an old, ______________ table
and on the old, ______________ table
there was a brown, ______________ box
and in the brown, ______________ box
there was an Italian, ______________ purse
and in the Italian, ______________ purse
there was a small, ______________ photo
and in the small, ______________ photo
there was a big, ______________ forest… and
3: Complete the poem with the adjectives in the box (they are not in the correct order).
round dark little cardboard green colour leather
4: Listen to the poem. Were you correct? (Complete the poem with the adjectives in the
correct place).
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Adjectives Practice: Reading & Writing a Poem (A1 - 2)
5: Write the adjectives from the poem into the correct categories 1 - 7.
Adjective Order
1: Opinion 2: Size 3: Shape 4: Age 5: Colour 6: Nationality 7: Material
6: Add 2 more adjectives to each category.
7: NOW IT’S YOUR TURN: Write an adjectives poem.
My Adjectives Poem
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