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Expanded noun phrases for description and specification (the blue butterfly)

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An expanded noun phrase adds words that describe the noun: the big brown cow, a tall girl.

  1. Example 1Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.

    The keeper carried the empty buckets.

    The keeper carried the empty buckets.

1 / 10 L06Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.

The wet yellow leaf will fall.

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Year 2 · Expanded noun phrases

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Example · Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.The keeper carried the empty buckets.
Example · Choose the adjective that makes sense.The ____ horses pull the carts. (spicy / sweet / big)The big horses pull the carts.
Example · Expand the noun phrase with "frogs" using "little" and "green".The frogs eat insects.The little green frogs eat insects.
  1. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.The wet yellow leaf will fall.
  2. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.The wild wolves will run.
  3. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.The fluffy white sheep eats grass.
  4. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence.Ben takes the sweet cupcakes.
  5. Choose the adjective that makes sense.I fly ____ kites. (spicy / red / fresh)
  6. Choose the adjective that makes sense.Dan found the ____ stick. (long / juicy / thirsty)
  7. Choose the adjective that makes sense.The ____ doctors helped the girls. (kind / ripe / fresh)
  8. Expand the noun phrase with "boat" using "small" and "blue".We sailed a boat.
  9. Expand the noun phrase with "clown" using "funny".The clown waves.
  10. Expand the noun phrase with "bear" using "big" and "brown".The bear crossed the rivers.
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Year 2 · Expanded noun phrases · answer key

  1. wet, yellow
  2. wild
  3. fluffy, white
  4. sweet
  5. red
  6. long
  7. kind
  8. We sailed a small blue boat.
  9. The funny clown waves.
  10. The big brown bear crossed the rivers.
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