Descriptive Writing Worksheet

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WRITING TO DESCRIBE

Colour/shape/size/movement Also remember:


• Quickly plan out what you will
write about in each paragraph
before you begin
• Aim to write 5-7 paragraphs
• STAY IN ONE PLACE AND
TIME (This is NOT a story.)
Imagine that you are looking at
a picture and you can only
describe what is in the picture.
Texture/temperature
• Use he, she, it, they, the
cautious boy... (not I)
• Use different types of
sentences (short, long,
complex...)
• Never use a comma instead of
a full stop.
• Check all of your punctuation,
spelling and grammar
(was/were, there/their/they’re)
C and above= You did everything
on this sheet to make your writing
interesting

D= You did almost everything on this


sheet (missed 1 or 2 things)

E= You missed out 3 or more things


from this sheet.

F/G= You did not follow the advice


on this sheet or you struggled with
the writing, writing little

Metaphor and simile (do not use too many)

A tiny piece of speech to prove that you can use speech marks

Adjectives/adverbs/verbs/good vocabulary

Zoom in on --
People: Things:
Alliteration

Words to begin complex sentences and show where you are in time: when, as, while...

Adapted from © 2003 www.teachit.co.uk by Mrs L Hanton

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