Descriptive Writing — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. wet
2. dry
3. smooth
4. heavy
5. short
6. cold
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. You use your eyes for the sense of sight.
Your eyes let you see things like colors and shapes, so that sense is called sight.
2. The word smooth tells about how something feels.
When you run your hand over something smooth, it has no bumps, so 'smooth' tells about touch, or how something feels.
3. A noun is a person, place, or thing.
A noun is a naming word. Words like 'cat,' 'park,' and 'ball' are all nouns because they name things.
4. The word heavy describes the weight of something.
When something is heavy, it is hard to pick up because it has a lot of weight.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word smooth is a describing word.
True False
Yes! Smooth tells about how something feels, like a shiny marble or a glass window.
2. Descriptive writing only uses color words.
True False
No, descriptive writing uses many kinds of words, like size, shape, sound, taste, and texture words too.
3. You can describe how food tastes using adjectives.
True False
Yes! Words like sweet, salty, sour, and spicy are adjectives that describe how food tastes.