Choose Words and Phrases for Effect

Which word or phrase would replace the underlined words with more specific language?

I ate a little bit of spaghetti. 

• some
• a piece of
• a few bites of
• at least five pieces of 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

That flavor of ice cream is good.

• new

• gross

• delicious

• food

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The trash smelled bad.

• stinky

• like rotten fish

• weird

• strange

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I adopted a dog on Saturday.

• an animal

• a new pet

• a creature

• a German Shepherd

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which sentence is the MOST descriptive?

• The boy went for a walk.

• The young boy decided to take a long stroll through the beautiful park.

• The young boy took a walk.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence is the MOST descriptive sentence?

• The man ran.

• The man drove the car.

• The man rode a horse.

• The tall man ran seven miles home.

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Choose a word or phrase that makes the underlined word more descriptive.

Since the cat was nice, our parents let us keep him.

• friendly

• small

• huge

• smart

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Select the sentence that best describes the sounds of a train.

• The train moved along the tracks with ease.

• The train came into the station.

• The train chugged along the tracks.

• As the train screeched to a stop at the station, its horn whistled.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

After a fight with her sister, Anna slammed the door shut. She slammed the door due to what?

• happiness

• excitement

• anger

• confusion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To celebrate her birthday, Susan skipped around the room. She skipped around the room because she was what?

• worried

• happy

• tired

• disappointed

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3