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Year 2 English — Describing words

Find the word that tells you what someone or something is like.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

Four shapes, and each one has a describing word in its name. Find out how each shape is described.

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  1. 1. A big square
  2. 2. A small square
  3. 3. A tall triangle
  4. 4. A short triangle

Take the describing word away and nobody knows which shape you mean.

  1. 1.Put the words in order to make a sentence.

    • big
    • bird.
    • I
    • saw
    • a

  2. 2.Which one is a describing word?

    • a) jump
    • b) chair
    • c) run
    • d) shiny

  3. 3.Sort each describing word.

    Groups: Colour · Size

    • huge
    • green
    • tiny
    • blue
    • yellow
    • small

  4. 4.Which word describes the ball? "I have a red ball."

    • a) have
    • b) red
    • c) ball
    • d) I

  5. 5.Which word describes the dog? "The big dog barked."

    • a) big
    • b) The
    • c) barked
    • d) dog

  6. 6.Sort each describing word.

    Groups: How it feels · How it tastes

    • sweet
    • rough
    • smooth
    • bitter
    • sour
    • soft

  7. 7.Sort each word by the job it does.

    Groups: Naming word · Describing word

    • table
    • river
    • green
    • cat
    • tiny
    • soft

  8. 8.Which word describes the room? "The room was dark."

    • a) room
    • b) dark
    • c) was
    • d) The

Answer key — Year 2 English — Describing words

  1. 1. 1. I 2. saw 3. a 4. big 5. bird.
  2. 2. d) shiny
  3. 3. blue → Colour; tiny → Size; yellow → Colour; huge → Size; green → Colour; small → Size
  4. 4. b) red
  5. 5. a) big
  6. 6. soft → How it feels; sweet → How it tastes; rough → How it feels; sour → How it tastes; smooth → How it feels; bitter → How it tastes
  7. 7. cat → Naming word; soft → Describing word; table → Naming word; green → Describing word; river → Naming word; tiny → Describing word
  8. 8. b) dark