Describing Words
Describing words tell about a noun: color, size, or how it feels.
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How to do it
- Read the sentence. Circle the word that tells about the noun.
- Look at each picture.
- Write a describing word for it.
Teaching tip
Use the five senses. How does it look, sound, feel, smell or taste? This sheet is aligned with Common Core L.1.1.
About this worksheet
Circle describing words in sentences, then write your own describing words for pictures. Matches L.1.1f.
What kids practice
Nouns, verbs and adjectives are the building blocks of sentences. A noun names a person, place or thing. A verb is an action word that tells what someone does. An adjective is a describing word that tells about a noun, like its color, size or how it feels. First graders also learn to add s or es for more than one, and to add -ed for something that already happened.
Watch for
- Calling every word in a sentence a noun.
- Adding s when there is only one, or forgetting it when there are more.
- Adding -ed to words that change instead, like "runned" for ran.
- Mixing up adjectives and nouns, as in thinking "red" is a thing.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full nouns, verbs and adjectives guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
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2. Person, Place or Thing?Fifteen nouns to sort into person, place and thing lists. Matches L.1.1b.
3. Nouns and VerbsEight short sentences. Circle the nouns and underline the verb.
4. One or More?Picture groups to count, with the base word given. Write the word for one or more than one. Matches L.1.1c.
5. Yesterday, Now and TomorrowTen sentences with a time word. Circle the verb that matches the time. Matches L.1.1e.