Adjective Word Bank Worksheet

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🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

WALT: Use a variety of adjectives to make our narrative writing more descriptive and engaging.

Success Criteria — I can:

✅ Choose adjectives that paint a clear picture for the reader

✅ Use different types of adjectives (appearance, emotion, size, colour) in my writing

✅ Avoid repeating the same adjective more than once in a paragraph

📖 Adjective Word Bank — Reference Guide

Use these adjectives in your narrative writing to make your stories come alive!

👀 Appearance

gleaming · tattered · sparkling · muddy · shadowy · wrinkled · glossy · crooked · weathered · radiant · dusty · jagged

😊 Emotions & Feelings

anxious · joyful · furious · timid · bewildered · courageous · melancholy · thrilled · nervous · relieved · envious · hopeful

📏 Size & Shape

enormous · tiny · slender · towering · compact · vast · narrow · bulky · miniature · colossal · petite · sprawling

🎨 Colour & Texture

crimson · golden · murky · velvety · pale · vivid · rough · silky · dull · translucent · charcoal · azure

✏️ Part 1: Choose the Best Adjective

Circle the adjective that best fits each sentence.

1. The old house at the end of the street looked __________ in the moonlight.

shadowy

golden

compact

2. Mia felt __________ when she heard her name called out as the winner.

melancholy

thrilled

timid

3. The __________ mountain loomed over the tiny village below.

petite

miniature

towering

4. The dragon's scales were __________, shining like polished metal.

murky

gleaming

tattered

🖊️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Choose an adjective from the word bank above to complete each sentence. Write it on the line.

5. The __________ kitten hid under the bed during the thunderstorm.

6. She wore a __________ red cloak that swirled around her as she ran.

7. The explorer discovered a __________ cave hidden behind the waterfall.

8. His hands were __________ from years of working outdoors.

📝 Part 3: Narrative Writing Practice

9. Write 3–4 sentences describing a character or setting for a narrative story. Use at least four different adjectives from the word bank. Try to use adjectives from different categories!

🌟 Differentiation Strategies

Support (for students who need extra help): Use the word bank categories as a checklist — choose one word from each category to include in your writing. You may also draw your character or setting first, then describe it.

Extension (for advanced learners): Write a full opening paragraph for a narrative story using adjectives from all four categories. Then swap with a classmate and highlight each other's adjectives, identifying which category they belong to. Can you add a simile using one of your adjectives? (e.g., "Her eyes were as vivid as the summer sky.")