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Describing Words Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 6: Describing words make writing better · Set 277 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.”     (a) rough (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) noisy
  2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.”     (a) sweet (b) loud (c) smooth (d) shiny
  3. 3.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ananya saw a dog. (b) Ananya saw a little dog. (c) Ananya saw a brown dog. (d) Ananya saw a little brown dog.
  4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.”     (a) salty (b) loud (c) bright (d) fluffy
  5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.”     (a) colourful (b) salty (c) prickly (d) noisy
  6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.”     (a) loud (b) smooth (c) salty (d) colourful
  7. 7.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a small house. (b) Aarav drew a red house. (c) Aarav drew a house. (d) Aarav drew a small red house.
  8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Arjun ate a mango. (b) Arjun ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Arjun ate a yellow mango. (d) Arjun ate a juicy mango.
  9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.”     (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) bright
  10. 10.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a big yellow mango. (b) Omkar ate a big mango. (c) Omkar ate a mango. (d) Omkar ate a yellow mango.
  11. 11.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Nisha drew a red house. (b) Nisha drew a tall house. (c) Nisha drew a house. (d) Nisha drew a tall red house.
  12. 12.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a black bag. (b) Ananya carried a big bag. (c) Ananya carried a bag. (d) Ananya carried a big black bag.
  13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.”     (a) sour (b) smooth (c) loud (d) bright
  14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a blue bag. (b) Ananya carried a bag. (c) Ananya carried a heavy bag. (d) Ananya carried a heavy blue bag.
  15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.”     (a) prickly (b) colourful (c) salty (d) loud
  16. 16.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Diya flew a big kite. (b) Diya flew a kite. (c) Diya flew a big red kite. (d) Diya flew a red kite.
  17. 17.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kabir wore a cap. (b) Kabir wore a red cap. (c) Kabir wore a new cap. (d) Kabir wore a new red cap.
  18. 18.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Dev carried a black bag. (b) Dev carried a big black bag. (c) Dev carried a big bag. (d) Dev carried a bag.
  19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.”     (a) bright (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) salty
  20. 20.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a red bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a new red bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a new bicycle.
  21. 21.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a flower. (b) Yash picked a white flower. (c) Yash picked a tiny flower. (d) Yash picked a tiny white flower.
  22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.”     (a) salty (b) bright (c) rough (d) loud
  23. 23.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Diya saw a big elephant. (b) Diya saw a big grey elephant. (c) Diya saw an elephant. (d) Diya saw a grey elephant.
  24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.”     (a) bright (b) loud (c) spicy (d) rough
  25. 25.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a small green kite. (b) Simran flew a kite. (c) Simran flew a green kite. (d) Simran flew a small kite.
  26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Arjun carried a heavy bag. (b) Arjun carried a bag. (c) Arjun carried a blue bag. (d) Arjun carried a heavy blue bag.
  27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.”     (a) salty (b) noisy (c) bright (d) fluffy
  28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.”     (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) quiet
  29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a bag. (b) Imran carried a black bag. (c) Imran carried a heavy black bag. (d) Imran carried a heavy bag.
  30. 30.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw an elephant. (c) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (d) Kabir saw a big elephant.
  31. 31.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Sneha found a white shell. (b) Sneha found a tiny shell. (c) Sneha found a shell. (d) Sneha found a tiny white shell.
  32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.”     (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) rough (d) sour
  33. 33.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Arjun picked a pretty flower. (b) Arjun picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Arjun picked a yellow flower. (d) Arjun picked a flower.
  34. 34.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Joseph drew a red house. (b) Joseph drew a house. (c) Joseph drew a tall house. (d) Joseph drew a tall red house.
  35. 35.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a tiny shell. (b) Manav found a white shell. (c) Manav found a shell. (d) Manav found a tiny white shell.
  36. 36.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a black bag. (b) Simran carried a heavy black bag. (c) Simran carried a heavy bag. (d) Simran carried a bag.
  37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.”     (a) loud (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) prickly
  38. 38.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a black dog. (b) Manav saw a big black dog. (c) Manav saw a dog. (d) Manav saw a big dog.
  39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.”     (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) smooth
  40. 40.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted a small blue pot. (b) Aisha painted a small pot. (c) Aisha painted a blue pot. (d) Aisha painted a pot.

Answer key

  1. noisy
  2. sweet
  3. Ananya saw a little brown dog.
  4. fluffy
  5. colourful
  6. salty
  7. Aarav drew a small red house.
  8. Arjun ate a juicy yellow mango.
  9. quiet
  10. Omkar ate a big yellow mango.
  11. Nisha drew a tall red house.
  12. Ananya carried a big black bag.
  13. sour
  14. Ananya carried a heavy blue bag.
  15. colourful
  16. Diya flew a big red kite.
  17. Kabir wore a new red cap.
  18. Dev carried a big black bag.
  19. loud
  20. Rahul rode a new red bicycle.
  21. Yash picked a tiny white flower.
  22. bright
  23. Diya saw a big grey elephant.
  24. rough
  25. Simran flew a small green kite.
  26. Arjun carried a heavy blue bag.
  27. salty
  28. prickly
  29. Imran carried a heavy black bag.
  30. Kabir saw a big grey elephant.
  31. Sneha found a tiny white shell.
  32. shiny
  33. Arjun picked a pretty yellow flower.
  34. Joseph drew a tall red house.
  35. Manav found a tiny white shell.
  36. Simran carried a heavy black bag.
  37. spicy
  38. Manav saw a big black dog.
  39. sweet
  40. Aisha painted a small blue pot.

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