descriptive- opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Good guide:
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Size
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Age
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Colour
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Origin
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describing - five senses
sight- size, shape, colour, shade, opinions, fluffy
hearing - noise, loud, quiet, smooth, sweet, ugly, beautiful, angelic
smell - terrible, sweet, strong, irritating, aromotherapy, sour, offensive
touch - soft, rough, delicate, smooth, silky, sticky
taste - sour, good, bad, delicious, yummy, spicy, salty, bitter, acidic, sweet, fishy, bland, gross
delightful
6th sense - ESP, extra sensory perception, intuition
descriptive words - adjectives
You must build vocabulary!!
thesaurus - a book that gives you synonyms- words that have the same meaning
thesaurus.com
You must build vocabulary!!
delicious - mouthwatering
a cheap person, doesn't like to spend money - a penny pincher, tight-fisted
Talk is cheap. Easier said than done.
ESL Word a Day
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/word-of-the-day
1. The small angry boy kicked the door.
The small boy kicked the door because he was angry.
The boy who was small was angry, so he kicked the door.
2. Gloria bought an huge old house that was rundown.
The old house that Gloria bought was huge but rundown.
3. The hungry sharks swam beside the nervous divers.
The hungry sharks swam beside the divers, so they were nervous.
The hungry sharks swam beside the divers who were nervous.
4. The tired sailors saw a strange light in the dark sky.
The sailors who were tired saw a strange light in the dark sky.
5. I bought a new grey waterproof bag for my heavy schoolbooks. SIMPLE
I bought a new grey waterproof bag because my schoolbooks are heavy.
I bought a new grey bag which is waterproof for my heavy schoolbooks.
6. The young Canadian singer gave an exciting performance.
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