Sometimes nouns can do the work of adjectives! Young language arts pupils analyze ten noun phrases and determine which contain adjectives, and which contain nouns that describe other nouns.

Concepts

nouns, adjectives, parts of speech, noun phrases

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members come up with their own list of noun phrases
• Project onto the whiteboard for the class to complete together

Classroom Considerations

• Part of the worksheet is in color, but should print well in black and white

Pros

• Introduces a creative way to think about adjectives
• Provides an answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a