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Class 3 Describing Words (Adjectives) worksheet

CBSE English. Describing words for colour, size, shape, taste and number; finding them in sentences and using them. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Which word is a describing word (adjective)?

    1. girl
    2. pencil
    3. quickly
    4. pretty
    Answer

    (d) pretty

    a describing word tells us more about a naming word

  2. 2.

    Which is the describing word in this sentence? “The brave horse pulls carts.”

    1. brave
    2. horse
    3. pulls
    4. carts
    Answer

    (a) brave

    “brave” tells us what the horse is like

  3. 3.

    Which describing word fits best? A feather is very ____.

    1. naughty
    2. kind
    3. angry
    4. light
    Answer

    (d) light

    “light” describes it

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Write the describing word in this sentence: “The cheerful cook makes soup.”

    Answer

    cheerful

    “cheerful” tells us about the cook

  2. 5.

    Write the describing word in this sentence: “The happy baby loves toys.”

    Answer

    happy

    “happy” tells us about the baby

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Write the describing word in each sentence: (1) The tiny kitten drinks milk. (2) The brave horse pulls carts. (3) The busy farmer grows rice. (4) The big dog chases cats.

    Answer

    (1) tiny; (2) brave; (3) busy; (4) big

    describing words tell us more about naming words

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In the app, every Describing Words (Adjectives) sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.

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