EnglishYears 7–8Reading Comprehension

Language analysis

Analyse the effect of literary techniques, word choices and figurative language on the reader

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're a detective looking at a sentence. You need to find the clues that tell you what job each word is doing! 🕵️

  2. 2

    In the sentence 'The happy dog barked loudly', which word is the action?

  3. 3

    Let's analyse this sentence together: 'My little sister ate three biscuits.'

  4. 4

    Drag each word into the correct box: noun, verb, or adjective.

  5. 5

    What job does the word 'slowly' do in 'The tortoise walks slowly'?

  6. 6

    Now try this one: sort the words into nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

  7. 7

    Which word is the adjective in 'The old house has a creaky door'?

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