Sunday, April 28, 2024

Clarifying Form for Vocabulary: Example Sentences Worksheet

(TESOL Ideas--Any Vocabulary Set, Parts of Speech)
Sample: docs, pub

It's very simple.  The students are given a worksheet containing each of the target vocabulary words in an example sentence.  Based on the grammar of the sentence, the students then have to decide what part of speech the target vocabulary is (i.e. noun, adjective, adverb, verb, etc).
My students often struggle with this, at least at first, so I talk through the first couple ones with them as examples before I let them do the rest on their own.  Then I make sure to allow time for pair-checking, and finally, I am prepared to do extra clarification and explanation during the feedback and checking stage.
It's somewhat of a guided discovery in the sense that the students are supposed to work out the parts of speech of the vocabulary words themselves, but in practice I also find there is also often a lot of teacher-centered clarification in the feedback.

Look at the underlined word in each sentence.  Write in the word form.  You can use the following code:

Noun=N

Verb=V

Adjective=Adj


anger: When you feel anger, you are upset. _________


audience: A photographer can’t be sure how an audience will react to a photo. _________


canvas: An artist paints on canvas. _________


image: The images in the magazine tell an incredible story. _________


meaningful: This old photo of my grandparents is really meaningful to me. _________


oral: Many cultures pass down stories through oral traditions. _________


portrait: Each year at school, a photographer takes students’ portraits._________


portray: This photograph portrays the love the family shared._________


represent: To me, this painting represents the artist’s feelings about the situation. _________


scene: In this rural scene, we can see trees and animals in a field. _________


shock: When you are really surprised, you may be in shock. _________


subject: Three children were the subject of the painting. _________


understanding: When we travel, we have a better understanding of how

other people live._________


visual: Visual stories can be told through painting and photography. _________


witness: After the event, witnesses talked about what they saw._________


capture: This old photograph really captures my aunt’s youth. _________


certain: Photos can create certain emotions, such as anger or sadness._________


last: Photographs help to make our memories last longer. _________


permanent: This painting is part of the museum’s permanent collection._________

Answer Key

anger: When you feel anger, you are upset. Noun


audience: A photographer can’t be sure how an audience will react to a photo. Noun


canvas: An artist paints on canvas. Noun


image: The images in the magazine tell an incredible story. Noun


meaningful: This old photo of my grandparents is really meaningful to me. Adjective


oral: Many cultures pass down stories through oral traditions. Adjective


portrait: Each year at school, a photographer takes students’ portraits.Noun


portray: This photograph portrays the love the family shared. Verb 


represent: To me, this painting represents the artist’s feelings about the situation. Verb 


scene: In this rural scene, we can see trees and animals in a field. Noun


shock: When you are really surprised, you may be in shock. Noun


subject: Three children were the subject of the painting. Noun


understanding: When we travel, we have a better understanding of how

other people live. Noun


visual: Visual stories can be told through painting and photography. Adjective


witness: After the event, witnesses talked about what they saw. Noun


capture: This old photograph really captures my aunt’s youth. Verb 


certain: Photos can create certain emotions, such as anger or sadness.Adjective


last: Photographs help to make our memories last longer. Verb 


permanent: This painting is part of the museum’s permanent collection.Adjective


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