Going on an Adventure

You'll need this punctuation to mark the end of the sentence.

• comma

• full stop

• question mark

• speech mark

This punctuation is used in dialogue to show a sentence which must be read with expression, such as anger or excitement. The punctuation is called as _______.

• question mark

• exclamation mark

• speech mark

• comma

Read the dialogue:

Write as many as you can all the 'contraction' forms.

Read and list all nouns in this paragraph:

My name is Alfie Small, and I'm a famous explorer. I have lots of dangerous adventures and always take my rucksack with me, just in case.

List three noun phrases in this sentence:

'At the bottom of my little garden, behind the rickety shed, is the special place I go exploring.'

'a famous explorer', 'real sleeping dragons', and 'a poor helpless little girl' are the examples of _______.

• verb phrases

• nouns

• noun phrases

• story beginnings

What is 'figurative language'?

• Words and phrases to describe things which helps readers to imagine what they look like.

• Words and phrases to describe the meanings and to give examples.

• Words and phrases to compare true and false things.

• Words and phrases used to make the story or narrative text longer.

A phrase that describes something by making a comparison between one person or thing and another of a different kind using the word as or like is called as __________.

Which one in the following is NOT a simile?

• As white as a ghost

• Runs like a horse

• Move like a snail

• Use sharp razor

Write sentences using these similes:

1. as tall as a giraffe

2. runs like the wind

3. as sharp as a razor

4. as black as the night

5. eat like a horse

6. sleep like a log

7. as free as a bird