Describing Words Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 6: Describing words make writing better · Set 144 · 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 cactus feels ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) colourful
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) bitter (c) sticky (d) colourful
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) rough (d) sour
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) salty
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rahul painted a pot. (b) Rahul painted a small blue pot. (c) Rahul painted a small pot. (d) Rahul painted a blue pot.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) sour (d) bright
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) salty (d) quiet
8. 8.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Nisha found a white shell. (b) Nisha found a small white shell. (c) Nisha found a small shell. (d) Nisha found a shell.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Joseph wore a new blue cap. (b) Joseph wore a blue cap. (c) Joseph wore a cap. (d) Joseph wore a new cap.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Dev wore a new blue cap. (b) Dev wore a blue cap. (c) Dev wore a cap. (d) Dev wore a new cap.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a white shell. (b) Manav found a tiny shell. (c) Manav found a shell. (d) Manav found a tiny white shell.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) sweet (d) smooth
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) salty (d) quiet
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) loud
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
16. 16.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Arjun painted a small pot. (b) Arjun painted an orange pot. (c) Arjun painted a small orange pot. (d) Arjun painted a pot.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) rough
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) sticky (d) loud
19. 19.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Kabir drew a green house. (b) Kabir drew a tall green house. (c) Kabir drew a tall house. (d) Kabir drew a house.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) spicy (d) noisy
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a big bag. (b) Imran carried a blue bag. (c) Imran carried a big blue bag. (d) Imran carried a bag.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ananya bought a balloon. (b) Ananya bought a big red balloon. (c) Ananya bought a red balloon. (d) Ananya bought a big balloon.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Arjun flew a kite. (b) Arjun flew a green kite. (c) Arjun flew a big kite. (d) Arjun flew a big green kite.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) rough
25. 25.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tenzin saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Tenzin saw an orange butterfly. (c) Tenzin saw a pretty orange butterfly. (d) Tenzin saw a butterfly.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Priya saw a grey elephant. (b) Priya saw a big elephant. (c) Priya saw a big grey elephant. (d) Priya saw an elephant.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) sticky
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Diya rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Diya rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Diya rode a red bicycle. (d) Diya rode a bicycle.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a pretty flower. (b) Dev picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Dev picked a yellow flower. (d) Dev picked a flower.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Tara rode a bicycle. (b) Tara rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Tara rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Tara rode a red bicycle.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a green house. (b) Vikram drew a tall green house. (c) Vikram drew a tall house. (d) Vikram drew a house.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) spicy
33. 33.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rahul drew a tall house. (b) Rahul drew a house. (c) Rahul drew a green house. (d) Rahul drew a tall green house.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Manav saw an elephant. (b) Manav saw a huge elephant. (c) Manav saw a grey elephant. (d) Manav saw a huge grey elephant.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Farhan carried a bag. (b) Farhan carried a black bag. (c) Farhan carried a big black bag. (d) Farhan carried a big bag.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a shiny green bicycle. (b) Dev rode a bicycle. (c) Dev rode a green bicycle. (d) Dev rode a shiny bicycle.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Pooja opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Pooja opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Pooja opened a big umbrella. (d) Pooja opened an umbrella.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Nisha saw a dog. (b) Nisha saw a little white dog. (c) Nisha saw a white dog. (d) Nisha saw a little dog.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a balloon. (b) Diya bought a big purple balloon. (c) Diya bought a big balloon. (d) Diya bought a purple balloon.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a black bag. (b) Isha carried a heavy black bag. (c) Isha carried a heavy bag. (d) Isha carried a bag.

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