Adjectives are supposed to describe nouns, but they can actually become nouns themselves! Learners review ten adjectives and transform them into the nouns found in their roots.

Concepts

adjectives, parts of speech, nouns

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as an exit ticket after discussing root words or parts of speech
• Have class members come up with additional adjectives that can be shifted into nouns

Classroom Considerations

• Exercise vary from quite simple to a bit tricky; be sure that class members are thinking critically about each word, rather than writing down the easiest answer

Pros

• Simple and straightforward
• Comes with an answer key for easy assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a