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2. The children danced around the tree with (their / there) beautiful playthings.

3. The woodcutters (came / cane) and felled some of the largest trees.
4. In the courtyard, the children (played / plaid) near the old Christmas tree.

5. The star at the top of the tree was a bright (red / read) colour.
6. The tree hoped to (sail / sale) across the sea like the others.

7. The Mice (peeked / peaked) out of their hole and smelled the Fir Tree.
8. The story about Humpty-Dumpty made the Fir Tree (tale / tail) his own story.

B. Match the following words from the chapter to their meanings.
1. magnificent a. to feel or show great happiness

2. splendid b. extremely beautiful or impressive
3. decorated c. feeling sad or unhappy

4. rejoice d. adorned or made more attractive with decorations
5. gleefu e. feeling isolated or without company

6. lonely f. bright and colourful
7. sorrowful g. showing or expressing a lot of joy and delight

Language Ladder GRAMMAR Language Skills

Modifiers

Modifiers are words or groups of words that add information to another word in a sentence.

They provide details to make the meaning clearer and more specific.
Types of Modifiers

Adjectives

Adjectives describe or give more information about nouns and pronouns. They answer questions
like ‘‘Which one?’’, ‘‘What kind?’’, and ‘‘How many?’’.
Examples:

• The blue sky looked beautiful. (Blue describes the sky.)
• She adopted a small dog. (Small describes the dog.)

• There are seven apples on the table. (Seven tells how many apples.)
Adverbs

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They answer questions like ‘‘How?’’,
‘‘When?’’, ‘‘Where?’’, ‘‘To what extent?’’, and ‘‘Why?’’.

Examples:
• He ran quickly to catch the bus. (Quickly modifies the verb 'ran'.)
• She is very happy with her results. (Very modifies the adjective 'happy'.)

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