Welcome to the section of the site that deals with descriptive words. There are 1,070 worksheets available on this topic and they are all FREE, printable, and easy to use. In order to make your search easier, there are sub-sections you can use to narrow down your results. This worksheet focuses on using There is and There are, prepositions of place, and describing a place. It is recommended for pre-intermediate students. One excellent thing about this worksheet is its appearance; the bright, attractive colors are something students will enjoy and activities are clearly laid out. The variety of exercises also makes this a good choice for learners of any age. You might be at a different point in your course so consider other worksheets for your upcoming lessons.
Descriptive words are so important because they enable students to express how people and objects are distinct from one another and give more details about those that are most important to them. When practicing descriptive words, try to avoid describing students in the class because this may make some students self conscious instead, use celebrities, family members or pets to practice. This is more fun and avoids giving anyone unwanted attention. Questions about the class would be appropriate if for example you want to compare your height with the height of a student. Descriptive words are important vocabulary for students to master and are used not just when the topic is introduced but throughout the course especially when it comes to learning comparative and superlative structures.
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This is the 7th part of my worksheets "Let´s read and write about...´ Student have to read the text on the given topic, then they have to do some tasks connected with the text.
The ta ...
This is a two page worksheet for reading and speaking. You can use it for the discussion when finishing the theme "Relationships", "Marriage" or "Choosing a partner" with your intermediate, upper- ...
This worksheet is a pair work task and can be used to make students talk about the houses in the pictures and their own houses. They can use place prepositions, color adjectives, vocabulary about ...
A quiz for pre-intermediate students in which they have to apply their knowledge about nationalities and countries and also physical appearance. For this, they have to manage a variety of adjectiv ...
Based on the very popular game "guess who", I tend to use this when I teach feature-related vocabulary. My students tend to like it, be it kids or adults. You can describe the people on the sheet ...
This worksheet helps students to practice saying large numbers in English, as well as practising asking and answering questions in relation to describing homes. This is a speaking-based worksheet ...
This material is for elementary learners of English, who have already studied Present Continuous. They will have practice in picture description. There are two pictures. Near each picture they wi ...
Creative writing prompt:
Think about the happiest person you have ever met. Who is it and what makes you think they are the happiest person you've met?
Personality Test: intermediate level (describing character),
Grammar: adjectives.
Select a shape below that appeals to you the most and then scroll down to read about your personality. A ps ...
It is a worksheet that can be used after pupils have been taught simple structures such as the verbs "to be" and "have got" as well as the possessive adjectives. The students first complete the ta ...
A fun picture board game with lifelines to teach body parts to students from 5 upwards. There are trickier pictures like "hip", "neck" and "chest", but they can be simplified to "body" or "mouth" ...
Oral evaluation preparation sheet. Students have to describe two main characters of a movie they have watched and have to rate the movie. Once their preparation sheet is ready, they use it to prep ...
Let your students have some fun with this boardgame on body parts! They can prove their knowledge while spending a good time with classmates and, of course, learning at the same time. This is the ...
Colourful worksheet for you students!!! This test helps you to check your students' spelling of parts of the face. The task is to complete the gaps in the words. The worksheet contains 2 identi ...
Play it like any other board game. Fun way to review or teach parts of the body. Grammar review: articles, numbers, questions, verbs. How to play:
Throw the dice and lets say it lands on number ...
Different activities concerning health problems. There are 2 sets of sentences (1,2...). The 1st set is an odd one out activity and the 2nd a gap-filling to choose the right word. Then the student ...
Use these simple mouse cards for flash cards to learn prepositions or to play a fun memory matching game. Please note that the second page lists the same prepositions twice. I did this in order to ...
A simple three part worksheet that integrates drawing and adjectives. First students draw a dog, next they list adjectives that describe their dog to create a mind map and finally they are asked t ...
I created this matching vocabulary sheet to use with deaf TEFL students. Prior to the worksheet I suggest introducing the various bodyparts through the use of TPR---have your students stand up, wr ...
Students will practice adjectives, opposites, verb to be and describe physical appearance. They will also practice reading and writing. The topic is appealing to the students' interests. Students ...
I designed this activity for students who find it hard to write descriptions (they generally write very short texts). In this worksheet they are asked to compare descriptions and choosing the best ...
Identity and description: filling in an ID form, asking questions to get to know someone, using prompts in order to write a short biography, describing a character (clothes) - present simple/pres ...
This wordsearch can be used as a revision activity. After teaching Parts of the body, students may have fun looking for the previously studied vocabulary. After all the words have been found, stud ...
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