Any group of words can be composed into common puzzles like crosswords and word finds for students who are studying vocabulary and may already be familiar with adjectives and their grammatical functions. Easier games, such as those involving simple spelling and letter jumbles, are an ideal way to introduce adjectives as a new concept. Games and puzzles help beginners understand spelling differences and improve their word recognition.
The best way to learn about English grammar is to use it. Students can study how adjectives are used in writing and literature by focusing on passages chosen by the instructor and finding the adjectives used, or can practice paraphrasing sentences and passages by replacing the existing adjectives with their own. Teachers can also give students a visual prompt, like a picture, and ask them to write a paragraph describing it. For students who are more advanced or for a creative writing exercise, teachers can provide a list of adjectives and ask students to compose a paragraph using the adjectives provided.
Lessons that involve spoken English are usually associated with second language classrooms, but they are flexible and can be modified for grammatical purposes. Students work in groups where they are required to practice dialogue that would naturally involve adjectives, such as describing their favorite food, how they feel or their favorite color. Role-playing scenes with improvised dialogue or existing scenes chosen by the instructor that prompt or include adjective use are also fun and diverting lessons.
Adjectives modify nouns, and, like verbs, they change their spelling depending on the word they are paired with. Adjectives take on different forms when used to express the comparative and superlative forms of nouns. Some adjectives are regular, meaning they only change when the suffixes -er or -est are added. For example, "bigger" is the comparative form of big, and "biggest" is the superlative form. However, many very common adjectives, like good, which has the superlative forms of "better" and "best," is irregular. Regardless of the type of activity you chose as a teacher or student, these irregular forms are more difficult and should be given special attention.