Good Morning Year 2!
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I hope you enjoyed reading the start of our book for these two weeks. The crayons are all described by their colour, and colours are a great way to add adjectives and description to our writing.
Today I want you to write five sentences, using colours as adjectives to describe your nouns.
*You may want to challenge yourself to use different words for the colours. This word mat has lots of different words for the different shades of the colours.
Remember, that we can use adjectives either before or after the noun:
The tree is green and tall.
The green tree is very tall.
If you are using lots of the adjectives, then you may need to remember how to use commas in a list. Click here for a video to help you remember. You don’t need a comma before the last one:
The British flag is red, white and blue.
But if you are using adjectives before the noun, only use one or two (no more!) and you need a comma in-between:
The brown, hairy bear was very hungry.
I can’t wait to read your colourful sentences! You can use colours to describe anything you want!!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
I have a red crayon ? at home ?.
Look at the purple plum on the tree?.
The white rabbit ? hops up and down on the grass.
The chick? is yellow.
Mummy is eating a orange tangerine ?.
My sister has brown hair ??.
There’s a green fern in the playground.
I saw a pink pig? at the farm.
The black cave is spooky.
Well done for using so many colours and putting your adjective in front of your noun.
Good morning Miss,
Here are my sentences:
When it is midnight ? it is pitch black outside my house ?.
Pink is my sister’s favourite colour.
Blue is my favourite colour also my dad’s favourite colour is blue.
Crayons are all different colours, but I use red crayons ? the most.
There are lots of different colourful flowers ? like yellow flowers.
Crocodiles ? are green and also dangerous.
Bye, Bo
Well done for using the colours. Try to use them before and after the nouns, rather than at the start of the sentence:
My sister has a pink bag.
My dad has a jumper that is blue.
1. At school we used to wear blue shirts.
2. The blue whale is actually black (says daddy).
3. Donald trump has an orange face even though he lives in the White House.
4. The red sea isn’t actually red, it’s bluey green.
5. That’s all my pink brain can come up with.
Brilliant Rex! Very funny sentences with lots of colours.
There is a beautiful green tree down the hill and it has lots of flowers on it and there is garden next to it.
One day when I woke up in the night it was pitch black so I went outside the house and I was so scared that I went back and my mum and dad woke up.
There is a purple car at the end of our street and someone left the engine on.
I really like your hair it is very amber I really want to try that on my hair.
You have a very orange dress which is like the sunset is rising and I really like it because the colours stand out a lot.
Fantastic sentences Marisa! I love how you have used the colours and then added more detail to your sentences by using a conjunction to extend them.
My face? is going very red!
I found a light bulb? that can glow bright pink.
This food has turned orange!
Why does the sun☀️ have to be yellow?
Your shoes ? have lots of white on them.
The sky is quite blue today!
Green is not my favourite colour.
I have a purple umbrella☂️.
That cloud☁️ is grey.
The trunk on that tree? is brown.
Black is not a nice colour!
Well done for using lots of colours!
I ate a ruby red apple and it was good.
I like running in the green long grass.
I have a pretty pink dress.
I am going to go see the white fluffy snow that is so soft.
My favourite colour is light blue.
Well done for using two adjectives to describe the nouns. Don’t forget the comma in between:
long, green grass
pretty, pink dress
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Here are my colourful sentences.
Look ? that is a midnight black cat? .
Outside my house ? I saw a pearl white dog ?.
There is a lime green frog ?and sapphire blue birds?.
When I went to the farm I saw a daffodil yellow Chick ? and a Bubblegum pink pig?.
My twin?? cousins both have coffee brown hair.
Brilliant work Esther. I love the different descriptions you used to make the colours sound more interesting – sapphire blue sounds much more beautiful than just blue!
I can’t believe there is another set of twins in your family! How funny!
The flower on my cactus is ruby coloured. Ruby is a rare Earth mineral that gets its red colour from the metal chromium.
I want to buy one of the amber coloured glasses in Ortigia on the High St because I love it.
My dad has an emerald coloured cutting pad for craft activities.
I like to count up my dad’s bronze 2p coins.
I have a silver zip on my waistcoat.
My mum has a golden box in the bedroom – not real gold of course, it just looks that way.
Albert
Wonderful sentences Albert. I love how you have used the names of precious stones to describe the colours even more. Hopefully one day you’ll be able to have a piece of amber coloured glass.
1. I bought a pair of big ruby red boots which don’t fit well.
2. I have a fluffy coral pink unicorn in my bedroom.
3. The lilac purple top is warm and comfortable.
4. My furry head band is chalky white and midnight black.
5. I like to play the shiny gold yellow trumpet very loudly.
6. I love my cuddly coffee brown toy bear.
7. The book cover is hard and apricot orange.
8. My dad has a large iron grey jumper.
9. My mum is wearing beautiful, tiny emerald green earrings.
10. My peacock blue bed sheet is soft and cosy.
Well done for using so many adjectives!
I’ve got a yellow coat.
My blood is blue inside my body.
The sun seems white to me.
Pegasus has gold wings.
My toy chariot is red.
Great use of colour adjectives!
1. In the museum they found scarlet red jewels.
2. In my book a girl called Ida wears a coral pink riding dress.
3. My cup is orange and cherry red.
4. The sun shines gold and yellow.
5. The snow is white.
Well done for using adjectives Sophia!
My water bottle is sky blue with a pink and white unicorn.
My auntie Kikka made me a colourful spinning top with scarlet roses ? and a yellow background.
In my room there is a beautiful, fucsia and white picture that I made with my cousin and sister last summer time.
My mum is knitting a cream and sapphire blanket.
My bookmark had a purple tassel and black snowflakes ❄️.
Brilliant Emilia! I love that you have extended your sentences and used more than one adjective in each sentence. Very descriptive!
Hi Miss Carruthers,
1. I like to wear my bright red dress.
2. I have a pair of orange sunset shoes.
3. I can see the big bright yellow sun in the sky.
4. In the summer I go to the park and have a picnic on the soft green grass.
5. I love looking at the bright blue sky.
Amazing sentences Romey! I love how you used so many adjectives to describe the sun!
My rubber is bubble-gum pink, ruby red and sapphire blue like a colourful rainbow ?.
My fake phone is violet an lavender purple with a pink areal.
I am reading a book called “Good night stories for rebel girls”with a yellow ,red and white title and a black background.
My pencil case is sparkly gold.
My football has red stripes and tiny white stars like the American flag.
Well done for using commas in a list correctly in your first sentence. I love that book! It is filled with so many inspiring women. Who is your favourite?
The tree is brown and green when I see it! (True)
My favourite colour is orange. (true)
My Mum’s favourite colour is brown. (false)
My Dad’s favourite colour is blue. (false)
My hot wheel cars are pink and purple. (true)
Great sentences Nadine!
1. My water bottle is black and green.
2. I ate brown rice.
3. I picked up a red and blue card.
4. There is the black and white backpack that I wore.
5. I played with a yellow and pink Rubik’s Cube.
Well done for using two adjectives with ‘and’ in your sentences John.
1. The sea is blue.
2. My umbrella is purple and pink.
3. The grass is green and yellow.
4. The fish is orange and red.
5. I lost my bag in the deep white snow.
6. My black pan fell on the floor and broke.
7. My brown dog hurt his leg and went to the vet.
Well done Rebecca, I particularly love your description of the deep, white snow!
I wore my blue and orange T-shirt
I ran across the grey pavement
I wrote on the white paper
I ate the juicy red apple
I ate a tasty orange ice cream
Brilliant use of colours as adjectives Gabi. Just check that your sentences end in a full stop.
The wall is cloud ☁️ white.
I love my pink unicorn ? teddy because it is soft.
My sister’s dragon key ring is crimson red and comes from Wales.
My mum is using purple thread ? to sew.
The fireplace in my house is coal black.
All the plants ? are green in my house.
My pyjamas are lavender.
Brilliant Madeleine! You don’t need to send a photo and write it on the blog, that’s double the work for you, unless you want to! I love how you wrote the sentences in the colour you used to describe the noun.
Well done Joshua, Sophia B and Madeleine! I love all of your colourful sentences!
1. I have a pair of shiny, scarlet red shoes and those are my favorites.
2. They sold fresh, yellow bananas that tasted good.
3. I like winter because I like to throw snowy snowballs at my sister.
4. Today it is very sunny and bright, the sky is blue and the clouds are fluffy white.
5. The lavender is beautiful to look at and it is nice to smell.
Great sentences Sophie. Well done for remembering the comma when you have two adjectives before the noun.