How To Teach Adjectives

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  Moving further down our list of parts of speech, we have our adjectives. Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Basically, they give more information about the noun. Here, we've used a noun such as chair. It could be any old chair. It's only the noun. If we want to describe the noun, we need to use an adjective before it. So, I could say "I have an old black leather chair". Here, we have to be concerned about the adjective order. In this instance, I started with age, as age typically goes before color and then I use the color to go before the material. This is a certain pattern. Depending on the adjectives you want to use, you always have to use certain patterns to which you'll need to be aware of when teaching your class. Another way to describe a noun is by showing possession. We...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Countries and nationalities online worksheet for ESL students. This worksheet helps your students with country and adjective descriptions.     Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here are the 20 most used degrees of adjectives with comparative and superlative. This is a great sheet to hand out to any English student.     Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun worksheet to practice adjectives and comparatives in English.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a great crossword puzzle to practice adjectives and adverbs with your ESL students.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order or it will sound very strange. Do you say, "I want a big black cat" or "I want a black big cat?" Let's take a look at infographic below.   So, do you say, "I want a big black cat" or "I want a black big cat?" The first one is correct. Why? If "big" is size and "black" is color, then it should come first because size is number (2) and color is number (5) on the infographic above. You can use this chart for all orders of adjectives. A quick and easy way is to always place the adjective that is easy to change first. Number 1 (Opinion) can be changed more easily than number 6 (Origin: where something is from). It is easy for me to change my...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! What are the differences between adjectives ending in -ed and ending in -ing?   These adjectives describe the characteristics of a person, thing or situation. It causes a feeling, for example: The books are boring.   These adjectives describe a feeling or an emotion. It is how we feel about something, for example: He is bored.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a great crossword puzzle to practice comparative adjectives with your ESL students.       Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a great word search activity to practice adjectives and their opposites.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This grammar quiz is perfect for ESL students practicing adjectives and adverbs in their ESL classes.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Having the ability to describe people’s appearance and personality using adjectives is an important part of learning English. Below we look at a range of descriptive words with example sentences.   In everyday life, English speakers use adjectives to describe people’s appearance and/or personality in many different situations. When presenting a lesson to your students on this topic you will need to cover a wide range of words for them to learn and practice using activities such as role playing. The list of adjectives above and the example sentences below should give you some ideas when planning your lessons. Examples for using adjectives to describe people:   Register now & get certified to teach english...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun EFL crossword puzzle with adjectives and their opposites.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TESOL Certification with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun EFL word scramble with adjectives and their opposites.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TESOL Certification with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun EFL word search with adjectives and their opposites.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TESOL Certification with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Move the words below into the correct boxes for nouns, adjectives, and verbs.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun EFL worksheet to match adjectives to their related opposites.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TESOL Certification with ITTT.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a fun worksheet about adjectives and their antonyms. Students match each word in Twin Tom with its opposite in Twin Tyrone.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Do you want to sound more interesting? Use this list of descriptive words and step up your spoken language! This list has been chosen especially for ESL learners.   Learn synonyms of different words in English Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

When teaching English to absolute beginners, it is pivotal to start with foundational elements. Begin with essential vocabulary - items like family names, household objects, basic adjectives, and common places. Introduce them to subject pronouns, commonly used verbs, and foundational sentence structures. While the challenge is real, many English teachers find this level especially rewarding. Remember, every word they grasp is a significant achievement, so using engaging and interactive methods can make the learning process enjoyable and effective. How do I start teaching English to total beginners? How do I teach English pronunciation to total beginners? How do I quickly build vocabulary for complete beginner students of English? How do I teach English grammar to complete beginners? ...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a great crossword puzzle to practice the different kinds of pronouns (possessive adjectives and pronouns, subject and object pronouns) with your ESL students.     Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This board game focuses on adjectives to describe feelings. Students practice describing how they felt the last time certain things happened to them.   Give each pair of students a copy of the game board, a dice and two counters. The students take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board. When a student lands on a square, their partner asks them the 'How did you feel...?' question on the square, e.g. 'How did you feel the last time you had a difficult test?' The student then answers the question by describing how they felt the last time the thing happened to them. Their partner should then ask the student follow-up questions to continue the conversation and gain more information. The first student to...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Let's take a look at the different types of Articles in English! Learn article definitions and how to use definite and indefinite articles in sentences with the ESL infographic below.   An article is defined as a word that modifies or describes a noun. Adjectives are used before the noun to show whether it refers to something specific or not. So, in a way, articles can also be described as a type of adjective as they also tell us something about the noun, just like adjectives. There are two types of articles in the English language, they are indefinite articles (a, an) and definite article (the).   Definite means to be clear, exact or obvious about something. It is called definite because it is used in relation...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns. We use them to point to specific people or things. Demonstrative pronouns are used in place of a noun. We can use same words as demonstrative adjectives.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. There are 8 parts of speech (also known as word classes): nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Let's take a look at them below.   A noun names a person, place, things or idea. Examples: dog, cat, mouse, student, cucumber, apple, Lucy and etc.   An adverb tells how often, how, when, where. It can describe a verb, an adjective or an adverb. Examples: loudly, always, never, late, soon etc.   A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience. Examples: realize, walk, see, look, sing, sit, listen and etc.   An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Examples: blue,...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Superlatives are the highest degree of comparison. This means, superlatives are used when we talk about something that is at the top level or the bottom level of a quality. Let's take a look at how the superlative works in the English language.   For one-syllable adjectives, we simply add -est at the end of the word to indicate the superlative. For example:   For two-syllable adjectives that end in "y", we change the "y" to "i" and add "est" to indicate the superlative. For example:   For two-syllable adjectives that don't end in "y" and adjectives with three or more syllables, we add "the most" or "the least" to indicate the superlative. For example:   Register now & get certified to teach...  [Read more]

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Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Their and they’re sound the same in English and it is a common mistake to mix them up, even for native English speakers. However they have very different meanings.   THEY’RE – Basic Explanation THEY’RE = THEY ARE They’re is a contraction of they are. THEIR – Basic Explanation THEIR = a possessive adjective. It shows possession, that something belongs to some people you are not talking to right now. Examples of other possessive adjectives are MY, YOUR, HIS, and HER: My car, your car, his car, her car, their car. THEIR is also used for a group of two or more people that are not with you right now. The noun after their can refer to a thing (or person) that these people have. Register now &...  [Read more]

Teaching English in schools and language centers is an extremely popular way to earn a good living while experiencing life in different parts of the world. In recent years more and more people have also taken advantage of the huge worldwide demand for the English language by teaching English online from within their home country. Whether you would prefer the adventure of teaching overseas or the convenience of working from home, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a realistic option for anyone who has a good standard of written and spoken English. If you have already conducted some research regarding teaching English abroad or online you might have come across the suggestion that a full degree is required in order to secure a good quality teaching position. However, this is...  [Read more]