Adjectives; Daffin's Candies

Adjectives describe nouns.  Cueing your child to use adjectives is important because they serve to convey extra information in a sentence, leading to more complex language/vocabulary usage.  Adjectives come after the noun they modify when the verb is related to one of the five senses: tasting, smelling, hearing, feeling and seeing.  A place in the Pittsburgh area that stimulates these five senses is Daffin's Candies, the world's largest candy store.  Daffin's is a great place for your child to practice using adjectives by describing the acts of tasting, smelling, hearing, feeling and seeing chocolate.

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Ask you child how the chocolates tastes.  Cue for the simple sentence structure noun-verb-adjective: "The chocolate tastes _____."

Possible adjectives to describe taste are: sweet, bitter, salty, sugary, nutty, fruity, milky, delicious.

Ask your child how the chocolate smells.  Cue for the simple sentence structure noun-verb-adjective: "The chocolate smells _____."

Possible adjectives to describe smell are: sweet, bitter, salty, sugary, nutty, fruity, milky, delicious.

Ask your child how the chocolate sounds when she eats it.  Cue for the simple sentence structure noun-verb-adjective: "The chocolate sounds _____."

Possible adjectives to describe sounds are: crunchy, faint.

Ask your child how the chocolate feels in her mouth.  Cue for the simple sentence structure noun-verb-adjective: "The chocolate feels _____."

Possible adjectives to describe feel are: smooth, bumpy, hard, soft, sticky.

Ask your child how the chocolate looks.  Cue for the simple sentence structure noun-verb-adjective: "The chocolate looks _____."

Possible adjectives to describe looks are: light, dark, bumpy, smooth, white, delicious.

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Most of the time, though, adjectives come before the noun.  For example, "dark chocolate," or "sour candy."  To practice adjective use before the noun, have your child label the candy: "This is _____ candy."

Possible adjectives to describe candy include: pink, chewy, small, yummy, shiny, juicy, etc.

What adjectives would you use to describe Daffin's chocolate and candies?  Post below!