1Kai and his dad went to a bright furniture store. They wanted a new chair for reading.
2Dad liked a brown chair. It was wide and very soft. "It feels like a cloud," Dad said.
3Kai liked a yellow chair with a tall back. It had a little shelf on one side for books.
4Ms. Park worked at the store. "We have a chair that is yellow, wide, and soft," she said. She showed them a big, fluffy chair. Kai and Dad sat in it together. "This is the one!" they said.
Describing words in the story
Describing words tell how something looks, feels, or seems. Use the story to answer.
1.
Read paragraph 2. Which word describes the chair Dad liked?
○A.liked
○B.brown
○C.chair
○D.feels
2.
Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Underline the two describing words.
Sheshowedthemabig,fluffychair.
3.
Match each thing from the story to the word that describes it.
the store●
the first chair Dad liked●
the back of Kai's chair●
the shelf for books●
●A.little
●B.bright
●C.tall
●D.brown
4.
Read paragraph 4. Write the describing word that is missing from what Ms. Park says.
"We have a chair that is yellow, wide, and ," she said.
5.
Is each word a describing word? Sort the words.
chairsoftyellowsatstorewidebookstall
Describing word
Not a describing word
Use describing words
Choose describing words that fit. Then write your own sentence.
6.
Use the word bank. Write the describing word that fits each sentence. Use each word one time.
Word bank: empty · heavy · round · striped
The rug has red and white lines. The rug is . The table has no corners. The table is . Dad cannot lift the desk. The desk is . The box has nothing in it. The box is .
7.
Kai wants to tell how the new lamp looks. Which sentence should he write?
○A.The lamp is next to the bed.
○B.Ms. Park sold Dad the lamp.
○C.The lamp is tall and gold.
○D.Kai turns the lamp on.
8.
Which describing word fits best? "The couch is so ____ that four people can sit on it."
○A.long
○B.tiny
○C.short
9.
Write one sentence about a chair or a bed in your home. Use two describing words.
