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

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

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

    Groups: Naming word · Describing word

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

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

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

  4. 4.Which one is a describing word?

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

  5. 5.Match each describing word to the thing it fits.

    • sour
    • sweet
    • salty
    • spicy
    • honey
    • the sea
    • a lemon
    • a chilli

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

    • bird.
    • big
    • I
    • saw
    • a

  7. 7.Write the describing word: "She wore a yellow hat."

  8. 8.Sort each describing word.

    Groups: How it feels · How it tastes

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

Answer key — Year 2 English — Describing words

  1. 1. c) red
  2. 2. cat → Naming word; soft → Describing word; table → Naming word; green → Describing word; river → Naming word; tiny → Describing word
  3. 3. b) big
  4. 4. c) shiny
  5. 5. sour → a lemon; sweet → honey; salty → the sea; spicy → a chilli
  6. 6. 1. I 2. saw 3. a 4. big 5. bird.
  7. 7. yellow
  8. 8. soft → How it feels; sweet → How it tastes; rough → How it feels; sour → How it tastes; smooth → How it feels; bitter → How it tastes