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10 sentences · Add the describing words, Find the describing words, Choose the describing word that fits

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A describing word (an adjective) tells more about a noun: the red ball, a tall girl.

  1. Example 1Find all the describing words in the sentence.

    The keeper carried the empty buckets.

    The keeper carried the empty buckets.

1 / 10 L06Find all the describing words in the sentence.

The wet yellow leaf will fall.

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Example · Find all the describing words in the sentence.The keeper carried the empty buckets.
Example · Choose the describing word that makes sense.The ____ horses pull the carts. (spicy / sweet / big)The big horses pull the carts.
Example · Add "little" and "green" to describe "frogs".The frogs eat insects.The little green frogs eat insects.
  1. Find all the describing words in the sentence.The wet yellow leaf will fall.
  2. Find all the describing words in the sentence.The wild wolves will run.
  3. Find all the describing words in the sentence.The fluffy white sheep eats grass.
  4. Find all the describing words in the sentence.Ben takes the sweet cupcakes.
  5. Choose the describing word that makes sense.I fly ____ kites. (spicy / red / fresh)
  6. Choose the describing word that makes sense.Dan found the ____ stick. (long / juicy / thirsty)
  7. Choose the describing word that makes sense.The ____ doctors helped the girls. (kind / ripe / fresh)
  8. Add "small" and "blue" to describe "boat".We sailed a boat.
  9. Add "funny" to describe "clown".The clown waves.
  10. Add "big" and "brown" to describe "bear".The bear crossed the rivers.
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Describing words · answer key

  1. wet, yellow
  2. wild
  3. fluffy, white
  4. sweet
  5. red
  6. long
  7. kind
  8. We sailed a small blue boat.
  9. The funny clown waves.
  10. The big brown bear crossed the rivers.
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