Describing Words Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 6: Describing words make writing better · Set 168 · 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 lemon tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) quiet (d) rough
2. 2.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Zoya bought a round balloon. (b) Zoya bought a balloon. (c) Zoya bought a round purple balloon. (d) Zoya bought a purple balloon.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) bright
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) sour
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) prickly (c) quiet (d) salty
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) loud
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) salty (d) colourful
8. 8.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Isha saw an elephant. (b) Isha saw a grey elephant. (c) Isha saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Isha saw a huge elephant.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) noisy
10. 10.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Arjun picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Arjun picked a pretty flower. (c) Arjun picked a yellow flower. (d) Arjun picked a flower.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) bitter
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) loud (d) rough
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) fluffy (d) quiet
14. 14.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw an elephant. (b) Sneha saw a grey elephant. (c) Sneha saw a big elephant. (d) Sneha saw a big grey elephant.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) colourful
16. 16.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rohan saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Rohan saw a butterfly. (c) Rohan saw an orange butterfly. (d) Rohan saw a pretty orange butterfly.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) loud (d) rough
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Rahul bought a round balloon. (b) Rahul bought a red balloon. (c) Rahul bought a balloon. (d) Rahul bought a round red balloon.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Joseph saw a small dog. (b) Joseph saw a white dog. (c) Joseph saw a dog. (d) Joseph saw a small white dog.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Saanvi ate a mango. (b) Saanvi ate a big ripe mango. (c) Saanvi ate a ripe mango. (d) Saanvi ate a big mango.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Riya ate a mango. (b) Riya ate a yellow mango. (c) Riya ate a juicy mango. (d) Riya ate a juicy yellow mango.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a small house. (b) Vikram drew a house. (c) Vikram drew a small red house. (d) Vikram drew a red house.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Dev opened an umbrella. (b) Dev opened a small umbrella. (c) Dev opened a striped umbrella. (d) Dev opened a small striped umbrella.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a small orange pot. (b) Manav painted an orange pot. (c) Manav painted a small pot. (d) Manav painted a pot.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kavya picked a flower. (b) Kavya picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Kavya picked a tiny flower. (d) Kavya picked a yellow flower.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tenzin flew a kite. (b) Tenzin flew a red kite. (c) Tenzin flew a big red kite. (d) Tenzin flew a big kite.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Imran rode a bicycle. (b) Imran rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Imran rode a green bicycle. (d) Imran rode a shiny bicycle.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a round pot. (b) Tenzin painted a round blue pot. (c) Tenzin painted a pot. (d) Tenzin painted a blue pot.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Farhan found a small shell. (b) Farhan found a shell. (c) Farhan found a white shell. (d) Farhan found a small white shell.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aarav painted a round blue pot. (b) Aarav painted a round pot. (c) Aarav painted a pot. (d) Aarav painted a blue pot.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rohan saw a big grey elephant. (b) Rohan saw a big elephant. (c) Rohan saw an elephant. (d) Rohan saw a grey elephant.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) bright (d) noisy
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) bright (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) salty
34. 34.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a tiny shell. (b) Kunal found a tiny pink shell. (c) Kunal found a shell. (d) Kunal found a pink shell.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Meera flew a red kite. (b) Meera flew a small red kite. (c) Meera flew a kite. (d) Meera flew a small kite.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Vikram carried a blue bag. (b) Vikram carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Vikram carried a bag. (d) Vikram carried a heavy bag.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Vikram painted an orange pot. (b) Vikram painted a pot. (c) Vikram painted a small pot. (d) Vikram painted a small orange pot.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a green kite. (b) Dev flew a kite. (c) Dev flew a big kite. (d) Dev flew a big green kite.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) shiny
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Nisha picked a white flower. (b) Nisha picked a pretty flower. (c) Nisha picked a pretty white flower. (d) Nisha picked a flower.

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