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Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet
Underline the complex expanded noun phrase in each of the sentences below.
1. The old, grey cat from next door looked in through the window.
2. The neat, little girl with large round glasses, told the class a gripping story.
3. An enormous, black dog with teeth as sharp as razors, guarded the house.
4. The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud, clambered onto the coach.
5. Mum threw the cheap, ugly flowers from the petrol station in the bin.
6. A loud, angry voice with a Scottish accent yelled, “Get out, now!”
7. The dilapidated, old house at the end of the street had been empty for years.
8. The white bearded wizard in purple robes raised his staff above his head.
9. A red, sports car with blacked-out windows stopped outside the house.
10. I looked longingly at the sparkling diamond ring in the jeweller’s window.
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Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet 2
Using words and
phrases from the
table opposite,
as well as your
own, make five
sentences each
with a complex
expanded noun
phrase.
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet 3
Use complex expanded noun phrases to expand on the nouns below.
1. A _____________________________ woman _____________________________.
2. The _____________________________ house _____________________________.
3. The _____________________________woods _____________________________.
4. A _____________________________ coin _____________________________.
5. The _____________________________ creature _____________________________.
6. The _____________________________ sun _____________________________.
7. A _____________________________ cave _____________________________.
8. The _____________________________ box _____________________________.
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Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet 4
Use a complex expanded noun phrase to describe the images below.
1. 2. 3.
___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
4. 5. 6.
___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
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