The document provides guidance on how to make writing more descriptive by using adjectives. It includes examples of non-descriptive and descriptive sentences. Descriptive details like adjectives that specify color, size, etc. are used to set the mood and add interest. The document then provides exercises where the reader is asked to make sentences more descriptive by adding adjectives from a word bank or rewriting sentences with new adjectives added.

1. Transform the sentences from
Non descriptive
to
Descriptive

2. Adding Descriptive Details
Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives set a mood and add interest to your writing.
Example: The pink and yellow sky showed a beautiful
sunset
Directions: Read the paragraph below. Use the Adjective
Word Bank to improve the paragraph and make it more
interesting. Write an adjective on each blank. Be sure the
adjective makes sense and use each adjective only once!
a) Shelly went to a party. There were balloons. She saw a cake.
Music was playing. Kids sat at a table. They drank from cups.
They were ready to celebrate the girl.
Shelly went to a ________________________ party. There were
________________________ balloons. She saw a
________________________ cake. ________________________
music was playing. Kids sat at a ________________________
table. They drank from ________________________ cups. They
were ready to celebrate the ________________________ girl.
Large picnic long
loud special Birthday
cherry huge small
healthy

3. b) Jo’kwan walked into the classroom. He put his backpack
on the hook. He picked up his books. He sat down at his
desk. He began his work.
Empty loud morning science
Curved quiet blue favorite
Shiny new
Jo’kwan walked into the ________________________
classroom. He put his ________________________ backpack
on the ________________________ hook. He picked up his
________________________ books. He sat down at his
________________________ desk. He began his
________________________ work.

4. Adjectives describe nouns (people, places and things).
Adjectives tell us how something feels, looks, sounds, tastes or
smells.
Pink pretty orange sizzling
large cute Small shy
huge chilly warm tiny
In the following sentences, the use an adjective from the
box to complete each sentence.
1. The ___________ shirt looked great on her.
2. It's such a ____________ day outside.
3. My, what a _______________ tote bag that is.
4. The __________ fine made her very unhappy.
5. He wore his ____________ shirt yesterday.
6. Her _____________ necklace sparkled.
7. She bought the __________ shoes.

5. Add a descriptive adjective to each highlighted noun to
make the sentence more interesting! Rewrite each
sentence with your new adjectives.Be sure to change a to
an if the adjective begins with a vowel.
1. The boy made a sandwich.
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1. The family painted a house.
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1. The man built a wagon.
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1. The baby ate an avocado.
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1. The girl drew a picture.
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1. The baker made a cake.
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1. The boy drank a cup of milk.
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1. The kid painted a wall
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6. Complete the sentences with the words:
● I can ----------------- like a seal.
● My dad can't -------- like a cheetah My dad can't
● You can't ----------- like a monkey.
● My brother can ------ like a flamingo.
● He can --------------- like a bear.
● My mum can ------- like an elephant.
● She can't ---------- like a butterfly.
● My grandpa can --------- like a fish.
● We can -------------- like a rabbit.
● My sister can ------------like a duck.
● They can ----------- like a kangaroo.
● My grandma can --------- like a cat.
stomp fly clap
waddle stand swim
walk climb Jump
hop run dance

7. Describing an object

9. Describe the following objects by shape,
colour and material.
Some words you can use:
shape: cylindrical, flat, round, square, rectangular
colour: black, brown, grey, white, yellow; gold, silver
material: glass, gold, metal, paper, plastic, silver, wood
Objects Shape colour material
Water
bottle
Tablet
Shoe
Pencil

10. Object descriptions
1. It is made of wood or plastic. It usually has four
legs, you can sit on it.
_______________________________
2. It is made of metal and plastic. It has four
wheels and you can drive it. It isn't a lorry or a
van. _____________________
3. It is small you wear it on your wrist. It's made
of plastic or leather. It has a face. You use it to
tell time. ______________________
4. It is a big rectangle. It is made of glass and
plastic. You put fish in it. You can watch the
fish swim inside it. _____________
5. It is made of plastic. You can use it to write in
your notebook. ________________
6. It is made of plastic. You can use it to talk to
people. It has numbers on it.
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12. Describing the book you have read recently
What kind of book it is?
____________
Who wrote the
book
_______________
Explain if it is a good
book or not.
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What the story of
the book?
_______________
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13. You are walking to school one morning and come across a
small alien from the planet Mirocat.
He has never been to Earth before and explains to you that
there are a lot of new things here he has never seen before.
Could you help him by describing the objects below as if
they are brand new to you and you have never seen them
before.
Make sure you do not use the name of the object as the alien
won't understand those words.
Here is an example to help you:
Shopping trolley-
metal, cage like object, on wheels

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15. DESCRIBING THINGS
Whenever we look at something, our eyes see it and our
brain tells what it is. Spoken language gives us the power
to describe the things we see around us. There are some
basic rules when it comes to describing things, we need
to tell about the characteristics :
> the size
> the shape
> the colour
> what it is made from
> uses of it
Describe this:
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