Chap. 05, Describing Words, Class V, English Practice Book, DAV Board, The Best Solutions.

Describing Words

Rahul has lost his lunch box. He puts up a notice on the notice board.

You have just read a notice put up by Rahul on the notice board. There are many words which describe his lunch box. Work with your partner and fill in the necessary information in the table given below:

Explanation: The describing words (adjectives) are:

Material: plastic (for lunch box and spoon), cheese (for sandwiches).

Colour: red and yellow (lunch box), white (spoon), red (chilli sauce).

Number: one (lunch box, spoon, sauce packet, chocolate bar), two (sandwiches).

Shape: rectangular (lunch box).

Worksheet I

Imagine you have lost your pencil box. Work with your partner and prepare a notice to be put up on the notice board. Underline all the describing words that you use.

NOTICE
DAV Public School, Bolani
LOST
28 June 2025

This is to inform that I have lost my blue and silver pencil box. It is made of hard plastic and is rectangular in shape. It contains five sharpened pencils, two small erasers, and a shiny ruler. If you find it, please return it to me.

Priya Sahu,

Class IV-A

Underlined Adjectives: blue, silver, hard, rectangular, five, sharpened, two, small, shiny.

Worksheet II

Match the words that go together.

Now use these groups of words to complete the sentences:

1. On a cold winter night, we do not see many cars or people on the road.
2. The big house was on sale. My father took a quick decision and bought it.
3. While going to Rohtang Pass, we saw many snow-covered mountains.
4. The soldier was cleaning his gun. Accidently, he pulled the trigger. There was a deafening sound but no one was injured.
5. After the storm, the roads were littered with the broken branches of gulmohar trees.

Worksheet III

Make a Choice

Recollect the conversation between Reema’s father Mr Ajay Jain and Mr Singh from Sita Travels in B.2 (Unit-Travel) of My English Reader. Reema’s family has decided to go to Kanyakumari during the summer vacation. Reema is very excited about the trip. Her choice of clothes is given below in her wardrobe grid. Combine the words in different ways using words given in it. The first one has been done for you.

1. I would like to carry cotton trousers.
2. I would like to carry woollen overcoat.
3. I would like to carry silk blouse.
4. I would like to carry leather belt.
5. I would like to carry short skirt.
6. I would like to carry long scarf.

Worksheet IV

Holiday and Travel

1. Given below are some normal and extreme describing words. Match them and put them in the table that follows. Some have been done for you. Refer to a dictionary if you do not know the meaning.

Matching from A to B:

1. hot – boiling
2. big – huge
3. tasty – delicious
4. tired – exhausted
5. small – tiny
6. cold – freezing
7. bad – awful
8. dirty – filthy
9. old – ancient

• good – wonderful

Filled Tables:

Left Table:

Right Table:

1. Replacing Words with Extreme Adjectives
2. ‘It was a big hotel, wasn’t it?’

‘Yeah, it was huge.’

2. ‘But it was very old, wasn’t it?’

‘Yeah, it looked almost Ancient

3. ‘And our room was very small.’

‘Yeah, our room was very tiny’

4. ‘But the food was nice.’

‘Yeah, the food was delicious.’

5. ‘I didn’t like the coffee though.’

‘But the coffee was Awful.

6. ‘The town wasn’t very clean.’

‘Yeah, the town was filthy.’

7. ‘And the weather was cold.’

‘Yeah, it was was freezing.’

8. ‘Still we had lovely weather.’

‘Yeah, we had wonderful weather.’

9. ‘Are you tired after the flight?’

‘Are you exhausted after the flight?’

Worksheet V

Synonyms

rude → impolite
impolite → rude
rich → wealthy
happy → cheerful
dangerous → risky

Antonyms

ugly → beautiful
beautiful → ugly
dirty → clean
long → short
kind → cruel

Worksheet VI

Match each word in Column A with correct face part in Column B to make a pretty face. Try and draw a face using these features.

1. Rosy cheeks
2. Dimple chin
3. False eyelashes
4. Black eyes
5. Square jaw
6. Thick lips
7. Wide mouth
8. Broad nose

Do It Yourself

1. Adding Adjectives

Look at the pyramid.

  The dog barked.

  The big dog barked.

  The big brown dog barked.

  The big brown friendly dog barked.

2. Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words given in bold. Take help from the Aid Box.

Aid Box – kind, cold, new, light, long

(a) Jayesh likes to drink hot coffee but Meera likes it cold.

(b) Mr Pal is a cruel man but his wife is kind.

(c) Rajat is wearing an old shirt but his sister’s skirt is new.

(d) An elephant can lift heavy loads but a donkey can do only light loads.

(e) Ritu has long hair but Reema’s hair is short.

3. Match the words that go together.

Match the words that go together:

Now use these groups of words in the sentences below:

(a) The kind nurse spoke gently to the patient.
(b) The brave soldier laid down his life for the country.
(c) Abhishek gave his seat to an old man in the crowded bus.
(d) Sherlock Holmes was a clever detective. He could solve any case given to him.
(e) The cracker exploded accidentally. There was a frightening noise, and all the children ran away.

4. Tick the Most Suitable Answer:

(a) Astronauts wear (special, ordinary) clothes in space.
Answer: Special
(b) Sujata thinks crows are (ugly, beautiful), I don’t agree. I think they are handsome birds.
Answer: Beautiful
(c) Wooden chairs are (light, heavy) but cane chairs are not.
Answer: Heavy
(d) The headman in a village is a (powerful, powerless) person. In case of a dispute, all the villagers go to him.
Answer: Powerful

5. Describe Your Father:

My father is a kind man. He is very hardworking and always helps me with my studies. He is patient and loves to tell funny stories. He leads a healthy lifestyle and enjoys morning walks.