Add to Your Writing ¥ Qnomatopoeia: (a sound word) “Brrrrrring,” the phone rang loudly, startling me out of my skin. v Three: (using three words or phrases to describe something) It was a bright, sunny, and Cheerful summer morning. ‘Hyperbole: (exaggerating) The boy was as tall as a skyscraper: ~ Gimite: (using “like” or “as” to Compare something) The lake was as warin as bath water. The snow Covered the roof tops like frosting on a cake. ~ ‘Serong Verbss (descriptive action words) Tom splashed into the river. (is better than) Tom went into the river. ¥ Descriptive Words: (words that tell how something looks, Feels, smells, sounds, or tastes) The soft Cookies metted in my mouth. The loud car raced down the road. ¥ Good'Lead Sentences: (a beginning sentence that hooks the reader's attention) ‘The mose fascinating Did you know. Imagine that. Have you ever (seen, wondered about, tried)... What if...active considerate adventurous cooperative affectionate courageous afraid cowardly ambitious critical anxious cruel argumentative curious. bewildered daring bossy dependable brave determined brilliant dishonest calm disrespectful bully eager capable easy-going coreful efficient caring energetic charismatic enthusiastic charming fair childish faithful clever fidgety clumsy fierce cold-hearted foolish compassionate friendly competitive funny conceited generous concerned gentle confident gloomy onscientious greedy grouchy happy-go- lucky hateful hopeful hopeless humorous ignorant imaginative immature impatient impolite impulsive independent insistent intelligent jealous jovial lazy logical lonely lovable loving loyal lucky mature mean moody Character Traits ERERRETES mysterious nervous noisy obedient obnoxious observant optimistic peaceful persistent pessimistic picky pleasant polite proud puzzled quick quiet reliable respectful responsible restless rowdy rude sarcastic secretive selfish self-reliant sensitive silly sincere skillful sly sneaky snobbish sociable stingy strict stubborn studious sweet talented talkative thought ful thoughtless timid trusting trustworthy unfriendly versatile warm-hearted wise witty worriedCreating Descriptive Sentences Make your sentences more descriptive by following this chart! Start at the top and keep adding words until your sentence is complete. Add a verb. ‘Add an adjective. Adjective deserbes he oun, Tels how semeting looks, sm, sounds, tastes ‘aver: Tels how leaenciseae eee ‘Add an adverb. Prep. Phrase: Tals the focation. Mt eould begin wath ‘8 word such a8 in on, behind, around. beneath, Add a prepositional phrase. SS Write your complete sentence hersi