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An adjective is a word.An adjective is a word.

An adverb describes theAn adverb describes the

The puppy had fluffy, brown fur.The puppy had fluffy, brown fur.

The puppy had brown fur.The puppy had brown fur.

A verb is a word.A verb is a word.

The puppy licked the boy.The puppy licked the boy.

Ben was thirsty. That’s what must have woken him Ben was thirsty. That’s what must have woken him up. He climbed out of bed and made his way down up. He climbed out of bed and made his way down the stairs to the kitchen. the stairs to the kitchen. The house was very dark and quiet. The The house was very dark and quiet. The moon, shinning through the hall window, cast moon, shinning through the hall window, cast strange shadows about the place. As he passed his strange shadows about the place. As he passed his Dad’s bedroom door he could hear him snoring. Dad’s bedroom door he could hear him snoring. The stairs creaked under his feet. He had never The stairs creaked under his feet. He had never noticed it in the daytime but the noise seemed very noticed it in the daytime but the noise seemed very loud at night. He made his way through the hall to loud at night. He made his way through the hall to the kitchen. the kitchen. In the kitchen Ben felt his way along the wall In the kitchen Ben felt his way along the wall until he came to the cupboard where Mum kept the until he came to the cupboard where Mum kept the cups. He opened the door which squeaked loudly cups. He opened the door which squeaked loudly and made him jump. He took a cup and felt his way and made him jump. He took a cup and felt his way over to the sink. He turned on the tap and the over to the sink. He turned on the tap and the water came out with a whoosh, wetting the front of water came out with a whoosh, wetting the front of his pyjamas. his pyjamas. Suddenly he could hear noises up stairs. A bed Suddenly he could hear noises up stairs. A bed squeaked and there was the sound of footsteps on squeaked and there was the sound of footsteps on the landing. He would be in real trouble if he was the landing. He would be in real trouble if he was caught downstairs.caught downstairs.

The house was dark and quietThe house was dark and quiet

The stairs creaked under his feet.The stairs creaked under his feet.

A bed creaked upstairs.A bed creaked upstairs.

The door squeaked loudly and made him The door squeaked loudly and made him jump.jump.

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