Grade 1 · Lesson 62 — Interleave: Adjectives + Verbs

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Adjectives + Verbs · student sheet is G1_L62_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Adjective: “Which one? What kind? How many?” · Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?”

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Graduallyhesawthattheywereadjectives—three!1Ask: Which one? What kind? How many?2Try it — “that ___ ?” ✓ — so “that” is an adjective.3Ask: Can I put “I” in front of it?4Try it — “I saw” ✓ — so “saw” is a verb.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 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.
  2. Find the verb.
    The boy ran to the door.
    the verb in “The boy ran to the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. 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.
  4. Find the verb.
    My sister reads every night.
    the verb in “My sister reads every night.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. 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.
  6. Find the verb.
    The children ate their lunch.
    the verb in “The children ate their lunch.”
    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.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 62 · TEACHER EDITION