Worksheet I
Describing Words
- Match the following pictures with their descriptions.
(Since pictures are not provided, I’ll assume typical representations based on the given descriptions.)
a fat boy → [Picture of a chubby boy]
two boys → [Picture of two boys]
a happy boy → [Picture of a smiling boy]
a tall boy → [Picture of a lanky boy]
a thin boy → [Picture of a slender boy]
Remember: Words like “happy,” “tall,” “fat,” “thin,” and “two” are describing words that tell us about the noun “boy.”
- Read the following:
Alladin was a poor boy. He lived in a small hut. One day he found a magic lamp..
Alladin was a poor boy. (poor)
He lived in a small hut. (small)
One day he found a magic lamp. (magic)
A powerful genie lived inside the lamp. (powerful)
He had black eyes and a big, round belly. (black, big, round)
He promised to grant Alladin three wishes. (three)
Remember: Describing words (adjectives) tell us what kind, how many, what colour/shape, etc., about persons, places, or things.
- Read the following extracts from A.3 ‘Dolphins’ (Unit-Animal World) and A.2 ‘The God of River’ (Unit-Nature Cares) of My English Reader and underline the describing words..
(a) Dolphins are usually gentle but sometimes they get angry. When they are angry, they make loud, clapping noise with their jaws.
Dolphins are often very helpful.
Underline: gentle, angry, loud, clapping, very, helpful
(b) He was tall and fair and held a golden pot in his hand. But he looked sad.
Underline: tall, fair, golden, sad
- Fill in the blanks with suitable describing words from the Aid Box.
Aid Box – blue, beautiful, two, fat, ugly, golden, cruel.
Cinderella was a beautiful girl. She had golden hair and blue eyes. She lived with her Two step-sisters. They both were fat and ugly. They did not like Cinderella. Even her step-mother was cruel towards her.
Worksheet II
- Read the following story. Some nouns (naming words) have been underlined.
Encircle the describing words for each of the underlined nouns.
The Poor Lady and the Little Lamb
Once upon a time there lived an old lady. She was very poor. She led a lonely life. One day she got a little lamb with green eyes and white fur. The kind lady started looking after the lovely lamb. Then, one day, a man who had red eyes and a long beard came to the old lady’s small hut. He told the lonely lady that he was the owner of the lovely lamb. The lady heard this and became sad. Seeing this the man told her that he had come there only to see if the elderly lady was taking proper care of the small lamb. He did not want to take the innocent lamb back. The old lady thanked the kind man and lived happily thereafter.
old (lady), very (poor), lonely (life), little (lamb), green (eyes), white (fur), kind (lady), lovely (lamb), red (eyes), long (beard), small (hut), lonely (lady), lovely (lamb), sad (lady), elderly (lady), small (lamb), innocent (lamb), old (lady), kind (man), happily (thereafter)
- Work with your partner and write at least five describing words each for the following. One example is given for you..
(a) bag
(i) new bag
(ii) big bag
(iii) colourful bag
(iv) sturdy bag
(v) leather bag
(b) grapes
(i) juicy grapes
(ii) green grapes
(iii) sweet grapes
(iv) fresh grapes
(v) round grapes
(c) house
(i) large house
(ii) cozy house
(iii) modern house
(iv) white house
(v) beautiful house
(d) day
(i) sunny day
(ii) rainy day
(iii) bright day
(iv) long day
(v) cold day
(e) king
(i) wise king
(ii) brave king
(iii) powerful king
(iv) kind king
(v) tall king
(f) neighbour
(i) friendly neighbour
(ii) helpful neighbour
(iii) quiet neighbour
(iv) young neighbour
(v) nice neighbour
Worksheet III
- The following groups of words contain one wrong describing word. Underline
- The first one has been done for you.
(a) chocolate: soft, tasty, sweet, harmful, slow
slow (not a typical description for chocolate)
(b) dress: new, red, clever, costly, neat
clever (not a property of a dress)
(c) book: soft, holy, interesting, good, old
soft (books are typically not described as soft)
(d) movie: exciting, rich, boring, entertaining, long
rich (not a standard description for a movie)
(e) baby: naughty, active, cute, thick, innocent
thick (not a characteristic of a baby)
- Add at least one describing word before the underlined nouns and rewrite the sentences in the space provided. One example is given for you.
(a) The princess was sleeping on her bed.
The pretty princess was sleeping on her comfortable bed.
(b) The lady gave the boy some money.
The kind lady gave the cheerful boy some money.
(c) The clouds covered the sky.
The dark clouds covered the vast sky.
(d) The nightingale sang a song.
The sweet nightingale sang a beautiful song.
(e) The baby broke the inkpot.
The naughty baby broke the fragile inkpot.
(f) The soldier killed the enemy.
The brave soldier killed the fierce enemy.
(g) The student solved the question.
The smart student solved the challenging question.
Do It Yourself
- Circle the describing words in the following story.
A rich man once employed a mahout for his pet elephant. The mahout was a cruel man and did not love the elephant. One day he went to a busy market riding on the elephant. He felt thirsty and bought a tender coconut to drink its sweet juice. He broke the coconut on the elephant’s head. The elephant was very angry. He was a clever creature and thought of teaching the heartless mahout a lesson. On the way back, the elephant saw a big coconut tree laden with green and juicy coconuts. The elephant plucked a huge coconut with its long trunk and gave the mahout mighty blow on the head with the coconut.
Circles: rich, pet, cruel, busy, tender, sweet, very, angry, clever, heartless, big, green, juicy, huge, long, mighty
- Draw and Describe
Draw a doll/clown/genie or any other thing (noun) of your choice and then describe it to your friends. One example is given for you.
My Doll
My doll has big, green eyes and long hair. She is wearing a white, lacy dress and pink shoes. She has a small, round purse in her hand.
My Genie
My genie has sparkling, blue eyes and a tall, slender figure. He is wearing a shimmering, purple robe and golden slippers. He holds a magical, silver lamp in his hand.
- Let us play a game. Divide yourselves into two Teams-A and B. A member from Team A will whisper a noun to a member from Team B. This member will now describe the noun to his team-mates without disclosing its name. His team-mates will have to guess the noun from the description. Example,
Let us play a game.
Example noun: apple
Description: I am round and red. I am sweet and juicy.
New example:
Noun: elephant
Description: I am large and gray. I have a long trunk and big ears. I am strong and gentle.