Teach noun groups to your students with this set of 7 activity worksheets that help them use adjectives to build more descriptive and accurate sentences.
Make Writing More Descriptive by Mastering Noun Groups
A noun group is a group of words that is built around a noun. Adjectives are used to provide a richer description of the noun, e.g. three soft brown puppies, a small black leather bag, five adventurous young students. The trick with noun groups is placing the adjectives in the correct order!
This set of noun group worksheets has been designed by our team to help students construct noun groups with adjectives in the correct order. Each worksheet provides engaging activities to help students explore how adjectives related to quantity, opinion, size, shape, colour, material and purpose come together to form smooth, natural-sounding noun groups.
Some of the activities in this worksheet pack include:
- Build a Sentence
- Sort the Adjectives
- Spot the Mistake
- And many more!
This resource downloads as a black-and-white PDF or editable Google Slides file. The download also includes an answer key to make marking the worksheets fast and easy.
With clear instructions and varied question formats, these noun group activities encourage students to think critically about word order and experiment with their own descriptive writing.
Why Teach Expanded Noun Groups?
Learning about expanded noun groups has multiple benefits for students. It is a key step in developing strong descriptive writing skills. Here’s why teaching this skill matters:
- Enhances descriptive writing – Students can add more detail and colour to their sentences, making their writing more vivid and interesting.
- Improves grammar understanding – Practising noun groups reinforces correct adjective order, helping students write sentences that sound natural and accurate.
- Prepares for higher-level language skills – Mastery of noun groups lays the foundation for more complex sentence construction in later years.
Download This Noun Group Worksheet Pack
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This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.
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Order of Adjectives Poster
Use this order of adjectives poster to explain the sequence that must be followed when adding adjectives to a noun to create a noun group.
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Expanded Noun Groups Sorting Activity
Teach expanded noun groups with this hands-on sorting activity where students decide whether the order of adjectives in each noun group is correct or incorrect.
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Noun Group Interactive Activity
Engage your students with this interactive noun group digital activity that helps them build descriptive noun groups by using the correct order of adjectives.
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