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Adjective and Verb Matching
Match nouns with appropriate verbs or adjectives

This set of activities provide practice for word choices. In the verb activity the task is to match a given noun with an appropriate verb with the correct form - e.g. tails wag, or jelly wobbled, and in the adjectives activity, select an appropriate noun for a given adjective.
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Matching Verbs
A sequence of nouns are offered with a range of possible actions. Click on a noun and then select an appropriate action, such as 'balloons' and 'burst' for example. The task is to find a noun with a suitable part of speech. At a higher level it is possible to match each noun to a different action.
Matching Adjectives
The grid in this activity has 28 nouns. Each adjective appears in turn. The task is to match the adjectives to one of these nouns. At a higher level try to match each adjective to a different noun.