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Class 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.Write the describing word: "The old man sat down."

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

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

  3. 3.Match each describing word to what it tells you.

    • red
    • round
    • huge
    • sour
    • a taste
    • a colour
    • a size
    • a shape

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

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

  5. 5.Which one is a describing word?

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

  6. 6.Sort each describing word.

    Groups: Colour · Size

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

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

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

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

    • a
    • bird.
    • big
    • I
    • saw

Answer key — Class 2 English — Describing words

  1. 1. old
  2. 2. b) red
  3. 3. red → a colour; round → a shape; huge → a size; sour → a taste
  4. 4. c) dark
  5. 5. d) shiny
  6. 6. blue → Colour; tiny → Size; yellow → Colour; huge → Size; green → Colour; small → Size
  7. 7. a) big
  8. 8. 1. I 2. saw 3. a 4. big 5. bird.