Word Game
Adjectives describe or modify—that is, clarify or limit the meaning of—nouns and pronouns to make them more specific.
Examples
• The stealthy man attempted to steal my purse.
stealthy = adjective being used to describe the man.
man = noun
Stealthy definition: behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Here is another example:
• She was a tall woman who enjoyed playing sports.
tall = adjective being used to modify the pronoun
she = pronoun
Directions:
1. Select the adjective word group.
2. It’s extremely important that you know how to correctly pronounce a word. Google a word that you don’t know how to pronounce. Usually, there will be a megaphone next to the Googled word. Click on the megaphone to listen to the word’s correct pronunciation.
3. Use Google or a dictionary to learn each of the adjective word definitions.
4. Write (2) compound sentences for each of the three adjectives listed.
5. A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.
Example/Practice Game
A. woebegone • waggish • wrathful
B. waggishly • wholly • wearisomely
C. wheedle • wallow • walk
D. wheat • weapon • window
Here is an example of how your answer should be written:
Correct Answer
A (This is the adjective word group).
1. The woebegone, old lady cried, and she refused to eat anything. (Compound Sentence)
2. Jack was a lonely, woebegone fisherman who fished all the time and he sang the blues. (Compound Sentence)
3. The waggish, teenage girl hates to eat vegetables, but she enjoys eating chocolate cake. (Compound Sentence)
4. Jack is a waggish little boy who plays tricks with his friends, and he enjoys outdoor camping with his dad. (Compound Sentence)
5. Jack Smith’s wrathful, name calling infuriated the audience, so the security guard escorted him out of the movie theater. (Compound Sentence)
6. Jack’s wrathful conduct lead to his arrest, and he was charged with disorderly conduct. (Compound Sentence)
Now it’s time to play the game.
Game 1
Directions:
1. Select the adjective word group.
2. It’s extremely important that you know how to correctly pronounce a word. Google a word that you don’t know how to pronounce. Usually, there will be a megaphone next to the Googled word. Click on the megaphone to listen to the word’s correct pronunciation.
3. Use Google or a dictionary to learn each of the adjective word definitions.
4. Write (2) two compound sentences for each of the adjectives listed.
A. garrulousness • glamorousness • gregariousness
B. galvanize • giggle • gnaw
C. garrulously • genially • glamorously
D. gregarious • gallant • genial
Game 2
Directions:
1. Select the adjective word group.
2. It’s extremely important that you know how to correctly pronounce a word. Google a word that you don’t know how to pronounce. Usually, there will be a megaphone next to the Googled word. Click on the megaphone to listen to the word’s correct pronunciation.
3. Use Google or a dictionary to learn each of the adjective word definitions.
4. Write (2) two compound sentences for each of the adjectives listed.
A. tediously • tendentiously • torridly
B. tabulate • terminate • transcend
C. tedious • tendentious • torrid
D. tediousness • tendentiousness • torridness
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Please review The 4 Sentence Types writing workshop in our Basic Rules of Grammar category.
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