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Descriptive Writing Magic

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Descriptive Writing Magic

Word Choice

Choose precise, vivid words to help your reader imagine a scene.

1.Match each plain word with its more vivid synonym.

tiny
shiny
angry
quiet

furious
silent
minute
radiant

2.Which sentence gives the clearest, most vivid picture of a bird in flight?

A bird moved across the sky.
The bird went up high.
A scarlet parrot swooped above the gum trees.
The bird flew somewhere.

3.Select all the phrases that appeal to one or more senses.

The sour lemon made my mouth pucker.
A lovely afternoon
Rough bark scraped my palm.
The room was good.
Rain rattled on the tin roof.

Build a Description

Improve sentences and practise using sensory details.

4.Rewrite this sentence by replacing the plain words with more vivid vocabulary: “The small bird sat in the nice garden and made a good sound.”

5.Write three sentences describing a windy day. Include details that help the reader hear, see and feel the wind.

6.Choose one word from the bank—glittering, peaceful, crowded, shadowy, or grand—and write a descriptive paragraph about a place you know. Use your chosen word and at least two sensory details.

Sensory Writing Challenge

Imagine a winding path through a rainforest just after a shower of rain.

7.Write one descriptive phrase for each sense that could belong in a description of the rainforest path: what a traveller might see, hear, smell, feel, and taste in the air.

8.Create a before-and-after pair. First write a plain sentence about a place or object; then rewrite it using at least two precise, vivid words.