Descriptive

Writing
GRADE 4
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a ELEMENTS OF
DESCRIPTIVE
WRITING
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01. Using the five senses
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1. Sight : What details can you see?
2. Smell : Does it smell?
Or does it bring up a memory involving smell?
3. Sound : Does it make noise?
Or does it bring up a memory involving sound?
4. Taste : What does it taste like?
Or does it remind you of something you can
taste?
5. Touch : refers to texture- is it hard, soft, rough,
ridged, smooth etc.
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 Looks Smells Tastes Sounds Feels

 bumpy  candy sweet  salty/sweet  Crunchy 

 golden squishy
 buttery/  fluffy
 yellowish white  mouth  warm
cheesy  warm
 ring shaped watering  bumpy
 like flour  sugar coated
 shiny  smacking lips  hot
 burnt  fried
 glazed  soft
 fresh flavour  delicious
 golden brown  greasy
 Tastes Smells Looks Sounds Feels

D  salty/sweet  candy sweet



bumpy
golden
 Crunchy  squishy
O
 fluffy  buttery/  yellowish white
 mouth  warm
 warm cheesy  ring shaped
watering  indent
 sugar coated  like flour  Shiny
 smacking lips  hot
U 

fried
delicious
 Burnt
 fresh flavour


Glazed
Golden brown


soft
greasy

G
H
N My mouth I took a deep
It’s
I rubbed my
watered as I breathtaking I cupped my
U tasted the
breath and
smelled the
to observe the ear and heard fingers across
the smooth
golden brown, the delightful,
T warm, sugar
coated ,
fresh, buttery,
puffy, lip smacking
doughnut and it
felt like a sticky
candy sweet
delicious yellowish doughnut. fried desert.
doughnut.
doughnut. doughnut.
 Looks Smells Tastes Sounds Feels
deep-brown sweet
crunchy hard crust
triangular top buttery chocolate rich/ creamy
snapping/ crunchy
deep indentations vanilla/ Belgian melting
smashing
chocolate long-lasting squishy,
like sandwich irresistible smacking smooth,
heavenly/ lips
blissful/ mouth- creamy frosting
striking/ attractive whiff/ aroma
watering exotic/grand

Now, frame sentences using sensory words of your own as well

as those listed above.
 3.Pointers for using Action verbs…
 Identify weak verbs and cross
them out.
 Look up a thesaurus for
synonyms.
 Be creative in your
choice of verbs and ignite
the readers’ imagination.
 bolt, sob, leap, scamper,
whimper, sprint, chuck, howl,
S fling, wail, hurl,
O catapult, toss, hop, skip, vault,
R weep, spring, bawl, dart, race
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T
H
E
throw cry
V run chuck jump sob
E bolt hurl leap whimper
scamper catapult hop howl
R sprint skip wail
toss
B dart fling vault weep
race spring bawl
 Dressing Up A Sentence with
Adjectives…
brown thick
happy bushy
baby towering
naughty toxic
grey 1. The elephant stomped in the water-hole. deep
energetic 2. The boy played on the beach. wet
four hungry
3. There are trees with leaves.
little dangerous
big-eared 4. The bee buzzed near a flower. pink
tall 5. The monkey jumped over the wall. quiet
green loud
large furry
sandy pretty
 CLASS WORK: (SAMPLE)

OBSERVE THE GIVEN PICTURE AND WRITE

THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH IN ABOUT
IN 150 – 200 WORDS
 The Weekend Market
I met many tourist on my way who told me that one place they have to go is the weekend
market. This market is huge and has everything from bags, soveniers and handicrafts to many
kinds of dresses, many kinds of plants and it also has a variety of local food. Manali Mandi, the
weekend market is a great place for shopping and experiencing the local culture.
The market is located near the city’s main bus station, so people come from all over the
country to buy and sell goods. The market is very large and full of hundreds of small shops
and stalls. When I walk into the market early on a Sunday morning there are people, cars and
motorcycle everywhere. Many people bring their goods to sell in big bags on carts and trolleys.
As you walk through the market you will experience many sensations. One moment you will be
smelling the aromas of stir- fried cooking dishes from a small restaurant and the next you will
smell the scents of orchids and other flowers as you pass through the cooler and mor relaxing
garden section. As you go walking more deeper into the market, your eyes will have trouble
recording so many products with so many colours, designs and sizes. Looking at these
varieties you may even feel dizzy and may need a place to have rest. To refresh the buyers
there are also some small cafes and drink stalls selling fresh coconut juices, orange juices and
iced water.
A day at the weekend market is both a day of shopping and a unique experience for your
senses. It is a kind of magical journey that is great as a first experience for tourists and and
escape from daily life for locals.
 PRACTICE WORK:

OBSERVE THE GIVEN PICTURE AND WRITE

THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH IN ABOUT
IN 150 – 200 WORDS
Practice WRITING: Picture will be given: stick it in the
composition book
 MY GARDEN
On Sunday afternoons I like to spend my time in the garden
behind my house. The garden is narrow but long, a corridor of green
extending from the back of the house where sparrows twitter
around. I sit on a lawn chair at the far end to read and relax. I am in
my small peaceful paradise: the shade of the tree, the feel of the
grass on my feet and the gentle activity of the fish in the pond
beside me.
My cat crosses the garden nimbly and leaps onto the fence to
survey it from above. From his perch he can watch over his little
kingdom and keep an eye on the neighbours. He does this until the
barking of next door’s dog scares him from his post and he bolts for
the cat flap to govern from the safety of the kitchen. With that, I am
left alone with the fish, whose whole world is the pond by my
feet. The fish explore the pond every day as if for the first time,
prodding and inspecting every stone. I sometimes feel the same
about sitting here in the garden; I know the place better than
anyone, but whenever I return I still feel compelled to pay
attention to all its details and novelties—a new bird perched in
the tree, the growth of the grass, and the movement of the
insects it shelters.
Sitting out in the garden, I feel serene. I feel at home.
And yet I always feel there is more to discover. The bounds of
my garden may be small, but there is a whole world contained
within it, and it is one I will never get tired of inhabiting.