TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Common Adjectives Crossword
Activity Type Introduction
Vocabulary Activity: In this adjectives crossword activity, students complete a
writing definitions, crossword by describing and guessing common adjectives.
describing, guessing
(group and pair work) Procedure
Divide the students into two groups (A and B).
Focus
Give each student a corresponding worksheet.
Common adjectives
Tell the students that they are going to define and guess common
adjectives.
Aim
To complete a crossword Explain that the students in both groups have the same crossword,
by describing and but Group A has the adjectives down and Group B has the
guessing common adjectives across.
adjectives.
Working together, students invent and write down clues for the
adjectives written on their crossword.
Preparation
All the students should write the clues on their own worksheet.
Make one copy of the two
worksheets for each pair
Next, students pair up with someone from the other group.
of students.
Tell the students not to show their crossword to their partner.
Level
Students then take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one
Intermediate (B1) of their missing adjectives, e.g. 'What's three across?'
Their partner reads out the clue for that adjective and the other
Time student tries to guess what it is.
35 minutes
If the student correctly guesses the adjective, they write it on
their crossword.
If not, their partner continues to give more clues until the student
is able to guess the word.
When the students have finished, they check their spelling by
comparing crosswords.
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ADJECTIVES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Common Adjectives Crossword
Student A
1
U
2
F P
3 4 5
R S M
A E O
6 7
G A T D
8 9
I P T E
10 11
L O E T F R
12 13
P E L C R R N
R I O A I
14
O C T N C E
15 16
U L I O T N
D E C M I D
17
A A I V L
R L C E Y
A. Write clues for the adjectives down.
1. ...............................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................
5. ...............................................................................................................................
7. ...............................................................................................................................
9. ...............................................................................................................................
10. .............................................................................................................................
11. .............................................................................................................................
12. .............................................................................................................................
14. .............................................................................................................................
B. Ask your partner for clues to the missing adjectives and complete your crossword,
e.g. 'What's three across?'
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ADJECTIVES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Common Adjectives Crossword
Student B
3 4 5
B R I G H T H E L P L E S S
6 7
T A L E N T E D
8 9
S P E C I A L
10 11
12 13
P O W E R F U L R E C E N T
14
15 16
P U B L I C I M P O R T A N T
17
N A T I O N A L
A. Write clues for the adjectives across.
3. ...............................................................................................................................
4. ...............................................................................................................................
6. ...............................................................................................................................
8. ...............................................................................................................................
12. .............................................................................................................................
13. .............................................................................................................................
15. .............................................................................................................................
16. .............................................................................................................................
17. .............................................................................................................................
B. Ask your partner for clues to the missing adjectives and complete your crossword,
e.g. 'What's one down?'
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