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Underline the nouns and adjectives in each sentence.

1. It was the night before Christmas and beautiful snowflakes drifted in the cold air.

2. The frosty night was perfect for snuggling in a warm blanket.

3. The aroma of fresh pine needles lingered in the air.

4. The Christmas tree was covered in shiny baubles.

5. There was a bauble for every member of the family.

6. The chestnuts were roasting slowly over the hot fire.

7. The stockings were hung on the mantle waiting to be filled.

8. Father Christmas made the final revisions on his list of good boys and girls.

9. The tiny elf polished the enormous sleigh before it was dark outside.

10. The reindeer flew across the dark night sky.

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Underline the verbs and adverbs in each sentence.

1. Father Christmas snored loudly.

2. Last minute presents were wrapped carefully.

3. Frantically, the elves prepared the sleigh.

4. One elf polished the sleigh vigorously.

5. Another elf made sure that the presents were packed securely.

6. The lists of good boys and girls were checked carefully.

7. The reindeers paced nervously in their stables.

8. The stockings were hung on the mantle waiting patiently to be filled.

9. Father Christmas carefully made the final revisions on his list of good boys and girls.

10. The reindeer were harnessed securely to the sleigh.

Verbs and Adverbs

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Sort the christmas words in to the correct type of word

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bauble pine presents freeze

slowly happy singing eat red

snowman pretty snowy wrapped

giving gently happily cracker quietly

joyfully

Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

This description is from An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard. Can you use the noun bank below to put the nouns which have been taken out in the correct place?

Now we sat in the dark dining , hushed. The big outside, the big snow on the roof, silenced our and the scrape of our ________ and our chairs. The dog was gone, the outside was

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dangerously cold, and the big snow held the houses down and the ________ in.

Behind me, tall chilled gave out onto the narrow front yard and the street. A motion must have caught my mother’s ; she rose and moved to the windows, and Father and I followed. There we saw the young , the transfigured Jo Ann Sheehy, skating alone under the streetlight.

She was turning on ice inside the streetlight’s yellow cone of light—illumined and silent. She tilted and spun. She wore a short skirt, as if Edgerton Avenue’s asphalt had been the ice of an Olympic arena. She wore and a red knitted below which her black ________ lifted when she turned. Under her skates the street’s packed snow shone; it illumined her from below, the cold light striking her under her .

I stood at the tall window, barely reaching the ; the glass fogged before my face, so I had to keep moving or hold my breath. What was she doing out there? Was everything beautiful so bold?

eye sill cap windows mittenswords hair forks world peopleskates snow girl chin room

Father Christmas doesn’t like reading letters with bad grammar. The eleves normally have to correct it before they give it to him, but this year they are too busy. Can you help? Read the

letter below and correct the bad grammar.

Bad Grammar – Letter to Father Christmas

Dear Father Christmas,

I drawed a picture of the toys I would like this year. I would

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Underline the nouns and adjectives in each sentence.

1. It was the night before Christmas and beautiful snowflakes drifted in the cold air.

2. The frosty night was perfect for snuggling in a warm blanket.

3. The aroma of fresh pine needles lingered in the air.

4. The Christmas tree was covered in shiny baubles.

5. There was a bauble for every member of the family.

6. The chestnuts were roasting slowly over the hot fire.

7. The stockings were hung on the mantle waiting to be filled.

8. Father Christmas made the final revisions on his list of good boys and girls.

9. The tiny elf polished the enormous sleigh before it was dark outside.

10. The reindeer flew across the dark night sky.

Nouns and Adjectives

Dear Father Christmas,

I drawed a picture of the toys I would like this year. I would

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Underline the verbs and adverbs in each sentence.

1. Father Christmas snored loudly.

2. Last minute presents were wrapped carefully.

3. Frantically , the elves prepared the sleigh.

4. One elf polished the sleigh vigorously.

5. Another elf made sure that the presents were packed securely.

6. The lists of good boys and girls were checked carefully.

7. The reindeers paced nervously in their stables.

8. The stockings were hung on the mantle waiting patiently to be filled.

9. Father Christmas carefully made the final revisions on his list of good boys and girls.

10. The reindeer were harnessed securely to the sleigh.

Verbs and Adverbs

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Sort the christmas words in to the correct type of word

bauble pine presents freeze

slowly happy singing eat red

snowman pretty snowy wrapped

giving gently happily cracker quietly

joyfully

Noun Adjective Verb Adverbbauble pine freeze quietlypresents happy singing joyfullysnowman pretty wrapped happily cracker snowy giving gentlyreindeer red eat slowly

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This description is from An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard. Can you use the noun bank below to put the nouns which have been taken out in the correct place?

Now we sat in the dark dining room, hushed. The big snow outside, the big snow on the roof, silenced our words and the scrape of our forks and our chairs. The dog was gone, the world outside was dangerously cold, and the big snow held the houses down and the people in.

Behind me, tall chilled windows gave out onto the narrow front yard and the street. A motion must have caught my mother’s eye; she rose and moved to the windows, and Father and I followed. There we saw the young girl, the transfigured Jo Ann Sheehy, skating alone under the streetlight.

She was turning on ice skates inside the streetlight’s yellow cone of light—illumined and silent. She tilted and spun. She wore a short skirt, as if Edgerton Avenue’s asphalt had been the ice of an Olympic arena. She wore mittens and a red knitted cap below which her black hair lifted when she turned. Under her skates the street’s packed snow shone; it illumined her from below, the cold light striking her under her chin.

I stood at the tall window, barely reaching the sill; the glass fogged before my face, so I had to keep moving or hold my breath. What was she doing out there? Was everything beautiful so bold?

eye sill cap windows mittenswords hair forks world peopleskates snow girl chin room

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Father Christmas doesn’t like reading letters with bad grammar. The elevs normally have to correct it before they give it to him, but this year they are too busy. Can you help? Read the

letter below and correct the bad grammar.

Bad Grammar – Letter to Father Christmas

Dear Father Christmas,

I drew a picture of the toys I would like this year. I would like a doll, a football and a selection box full of chocolate.

I know that you read my letter last year because I got everything I asked for so thank you.

Last year, I caught my brother staying up to see you. I told him that you wouldn’t come unless everyone was asleep. I was so worried that you wouldn’t come at all, but when I came downstairs he was asleep on the sofa and you had been.

I will leave a mince pie out for you and a glass of milk. My mum says that we shouldn’t leave you brandy because you are driving.

From, Me