Grade 1 · Lesson 32 — Interleave: Nouns + Adjectives

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Nouns + Adjectives · student sheet is G1_L32_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Noun: “Can I put “the” in front of it?” · Adjective: “Which one? What kind? How many?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Thelittlebeagleisacharacterinabook.1Ask: Can I put “the” in front of it?2Try it — “the beagle” ✓ — so “beagle” is a noun.3Ask: Which one? What kind? How many?4Try it — “little ___ ?” ✓ — so “little” is an adjective.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: The questions jump around. Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit.
  1. Find the noun.
    The teacher opened the door.
    the noun in “The teacher opened the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the adjective.
    The small boy carried a heavy bag.
    the adjective in “The small boy carried a heavy bag.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the noun.
    My brother rode the bus.
    the noun in “My brother rode the bus.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the adjective.
    Three yellow birds sat on the wall.
    the adjective in “Three yellow birds sat on the wall.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the noun.
    The cat sat on the chair.
    the noun in “The cat sat on the chair.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the adjective.
    That old door is very loud.
    the adjective in “That old door is very loud.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
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