• Adjectives/Adverbs
1
Replace the words in bold with one of the adjectives or
adverbs from the lists.
That day, Amy and Mark couldn’t believe their bad luck! They had
gone mountain climbing
1) many
times before, but never had they
experienced such
2) cold
temperatures and
3) strong
winds. They
realised they would have to find shelter
4) fast
before they got into
5) serious
trouble.
A
B
C
• Using a variety of verbs
3
Complete the sentences with:
exclaimed
,
shouted
,
assured
,
whispered
,
explained
,
screamed
.
1
“Everything will be fine,” he
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her.
2
“You look gorgeous,” Tom
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in admiration.
3
“Hide in here! Quick!” she
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . just before
the door burst open.
4
“Oh no! It’s going to fall!” she
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in terror.
5
“It was all my fault,” he . . . . . . . . . . .
to the police officer.
6
“Psst. Over here,” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a
strange voice.
Tom and Amanda had just shared a
1) nice
evening out with
friends. On their way home, driving along a mountain road,
they suddenly saw a(n)
2) big
rock blocking their way. Tom
slammed on the brakes immediately and managed to stop the
car. They were
3) very
lucky because they
4) just
missed
having a(n)
5) bad
accident.
The
1) old
lady lived in a(n)
2) big
house on a(n)
3) quiet
street
near the edge of town. She had lived there all her life and her
house was filled with
4) nice 5) old
furniture and collectibles.
She spent most of her time in a(n)
6) small
parlour at the back
of the house, in front of a(n)
7) hot
fire, reading books.
• Descriptive Techniques
To make your story more interesting to the reader you can:
• use a variety of
adjectives
and
adverbs
that bring the text to
life.
e.g. The
lovely old
lady smiled
warmly
at me.
• use direct speech and a variety of
verbs
such as:
exclaimed
,
uttered
,
screamed
,
announced
,
mentioned
,
stated
,
expressed
,
shouted
, etc to avoid using
said
all the time.
e.g.
Instead of
saying
“Let’s go!” he said, y
ou can say
“Let’s go!” he
exclaimed
.
• use your
senses
(sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
e.g. I
heard
the sound of shattering glass and
saw
people running hurriedly
towards the exit. I could
smell
something burning and a blast
of hot air blew past me and I could
feel
the heat from it.
24
2
Fill in:
victoriously
,
politely
,
cautiously
,
quickly
,
happily
,
wearily
,
fortunately
,
softly
,
always
,
seriously
.
1
She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . excused
herself from the dinner table.
2
None of the hotel guests were
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . injured in
the fire.
3
You should . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
wash your hands before you eat.
4
The man instructed everyone to
walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . towards
the exit.
5
The trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
approached the lion.
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the plane
landed safely and on time.
7
Becky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . accepted
the invitation to the birthday party.
8
The boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stroked the
puppy and wrapped it in a blanket.
9
The family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
returned home after their weekend
of camping in the mountains.
10
The team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
celebrated winning the
championship.
