Describing Words Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 6: Describing words make writing better · Set 131 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Paint the picture): A describing word tells more about a noun: its size (tiny), colour (white), shape (round) or look (pretty). The sentence with more fitting describing words paints the clearer picture. Match the sense: tastes → sweet, sour, salty; sounds → loud, quiet; feels → soft, rough, sticky; looks → bright, shiny.

1. 1.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) noisy
2. 2.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Rohan ate a ripe mango. (b) Rohan ate a mango. (c) Rohan ate a juicy mango. (d) Rohan ate a juicy ripe mango.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) colourful (d) sour
4. 4.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tara drew a tall red house. (b) Tara drew a tall house. (c) Tara drew a red house. (d) Tara drew a house.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Maria flew a yellow kite. (b) Maria flew a small kite. (c) Maria flew a small yellow kite. (d) Maria flew a kite.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) loud
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Meera found a shell. (b) Meera found a tiny shell. (c) Meera found a pink shell. (d) Meera found a tiny pink shell.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) prickly (c) loud (d) shiny
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aisha found a small shell. (b) Aisha found a pink shell. (c) Aisha found a shell. (d) Aisha found a small pink shell.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Diya opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Diya opened a big umbrella. (c) Diya opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Diya opened an umbrella.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sweet
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) quiet
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) shiny
14. 14.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a big green kite. (b) Riya flew a big kite. (c) Riya flew a kite. (d) Riya flew a green kite.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) spicy (d) quiet
16. 16.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a kite. (b) Simran flew a red kite. (c) Simran flew a small red kite. (d) Simran flew a small kite.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) bright (d) fluffy
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a red kite. (b) Dev flew a small red kite. (c) Dev flew a small kite. (d) Dev flew a kite.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) sour
20. 20.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Priya opened a striped umbrella. (b) Priya opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Priya opened an umbrella. (d) Priya opened a big umbrella.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sour
22. 22.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Sneha flew a kite. (b) Sneha flew a green kite. (c) Sneha flew a big green kite. (d) Sneha flew a big kite.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Kabir saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a blue butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a butterfly.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Omkar saw a white dog. (b) Omkar saw a dog. (c) Omkar saw a small white dog. (d) Omkar saw a small dog.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tenzin ate a big mango. (b) Tenzin ate a ripe mango. (c) Tenzin ate a mango. (d) Tenzin ate a big ripe mango.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ishaan drew a red house. (b) Ishaan drew a house. (c) Ishaan drew a tall red house. (d) Ishaan drew a tall house.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aisha picked a pretty flower. (b) Aisha picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Aisha picked a flower. (d) Aisha picked a yellow flower.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Farhan saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Farhan saw a butterfly. (c) Farhan saw an orange butterfly. (d) Farhan saw a pretty butterfly.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Meera rode a new bicycle. (b) Meera rode a green bicycle. (c) Meera rode a bicycle. (d) Meera rode a new green bicycle.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) shiny
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) loud (d) bitter
32. 32.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a house. (b) Dev drew a small red house. (c) Dev drew a red house. (d) Dev drew a small house.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a cap. (b) Zoya wore a blue cap. (c) Zoya wore an old blue cap. (d) Zoya wore an old cap.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) bright
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) salty (c) quiet (d) shiny
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) rough (d) colourful
37. 37.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Dev opened a big umbrella. (b) Dev opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Dev opened an umbrella. (d) Dev opened a big yellow umbrella.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Simran saw an elephant. (b) Simran saw a big grey elephant. (c) Simran saw a big elephant. (d) Simran saw a grey elephant.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw an orange butterfly. (b) Kabir saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a tiny butterfly.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a red kite. (b) Farhan flew a kite. (c) Farhan flew a small red kite. (d) Farhan flew a small kite.

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