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1st Grade Nouns With Describing Details worksheets

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Nouns With Describing Details

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NameDate

Circle the describing word in each sentence.

1.
The girl holds a purple balloon.
- balloon
- girl
- holds
- purple
2.
The sleepy puppy curled up.
- curled
- The
- puppy
- sleepy
3.
A fuzzy bear sat on the shelf.
- sat
- shelf
- fuzzy
- bear
4.
Grandma baked a delicious cake.
- delicious
- baked
- Grandma
- cake
5.
Lena wears a long scarf.
- long
- scarf
- Lena
- wears
6.
The children kicked the round ball.
- kicked
- ball
- round
- children
7.
Dad made a thick soup.
- made
- soup
- thick
- Dad
8.
The children saw a muddy pond.
- muddy
- pond
- saw
- children

1st Grade Nouns With Describing Details worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A describing word gives a reader more information about a noun. Instead of only saying a dog, a writer can say a big dog, a muddy dog or a shy dog, and the reader can picture it. Describing words tell what something looks, sounds, feels or tastes like, how big it is and what color it is. On this grade 1 worksheet each line is a short sentence with exactly one describing word, and your child circles it from a row of words taken from the sentence.

Support sheets use common words such as big, red and soft, and later sheets use richer words such as muddy, crunchy and generous. Ask: what is the thing like?

What your child will learn

Find the describing word in a sentence
Know that it tells what a thing is like
Tell a describing word from a naming word and an action word
Use richer words in your own writing

Common Core standard: L.1.1.F

Worked example

The red apple is on the table. Which word tells what the apple is like? Red. Circle red.

Common mistake

Circling the noun, such as apple, instead of the word that describes it.

Helpful hint

Ask: what is the thing like? Which word tells its color, size, feel or taste?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with nouns with describing details?

Circling the noun, such as apple, instead of the word that describes it.

How can I help my child with nouns with describing details?

Ask: what is the thing like? Which word tells its color, size, feel or taste?

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