Wonderful words, creative stories
Pets
Let's make an interesting sentence.
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Unjumble this sentence by putting the words in order.
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the cat on sat The mat
The cat sat on the mat.
Yawn! This sentence is definitely dull.

Let's see if we can make it more lively.

Move different words into the sentence
to make it more interesting.

Try out all the words!

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The cat sat on the mat.
The cat sat   on the mat.
fancy drenched striped ancient robotic irritably sleepily cheerfully miserably proudly Back

That's much better!

Compare the boring old sentence to your
lively new one.

The cat sat on the mat.
The fancy cat sat irritably on
the drenched mat.
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Here is another sentence.

Try out different words to make
it more interesting.

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The fish swam in the bowl.
The fish swam   in the bowl.
grubby magnificent fearsome triangular shiny speedily lazily gracefully clumsily pathetically Back

Sorry.

That word doesn't work there!

Try again.

What an amazing change!

Look how the words you added improve
the sentence.

The fish swam in the bowl.
The grubby fish swam
pathetically in the magnificent
bowl.
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Can you use these sentences to make a story
that begins with the cat and ends with the fish?

Write the middle of your story in the
space below.

The mechanical boy walked confidently on the rough beach.
The dripping girl thoughtfully built an artistic sandcastle.
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What might happen?

Here are some ideas:

  • The cat might feel hungry.
  • The floor might be wet.
  • The cat might make friends with the fish!

Remember to use interesting words.

Wow! Compare your new story to
the sentences below.

Your version is much more
imaginative!
What you started with ...
Your new story!
Print
The cat sat on the mat.
The fish swam in the bowl.

The fancy cat sat irritably on the drenched mat. utut The grubby fish swam clumsily in the shiny bowl.

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Good work! See how using descriptive words
can make your writing come to life?

Now you can Try more activities about
powerful words.

The splotchy boy walked sadly
on the rough beach. The
artistic girl thoughtfully built a
dripping sandcastle.

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Describe the picture

  • Look at the picture.
  • Write a sentence that describes it using
    lively words.
  • Select Hint if you need some help starting.
Hint
Word bank gulped treasure police officer chased jealous cleverly swanky stealthily shouted mansion

Word bank

  • Look at the words in the Word bank.
  • Write a sentence using some of the
    words.
  • Select Hint if you need some help
    starting.
Hint

Story starter

  • Use the sentences to start
    a story.
  • Continue the story using
    interesting words.
  • Select Hint if you need
    some help.

Interesting words in my
story:

The splotchy boy walked painfully on the rough
beach. The dainty girl gloomily built an
artistic Sandcastle.
Hint Print your story Print blank
Describe the picture Word bank Story starter
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Hint

You could start with a boring sentence.

The dog ate the sausages.

Then, think about how to create a more
interesting image.
  • How could you describe the dog?
  • How could you describe the sausages?
  • What is a good action word to describe
    how the dog is eating?
Hint

Write a sentence that says what happened.
It could look like:

The police officer found the treasure in the mansion.
or
'Where's the treasure map?' asked the police officer.

Then, look for good words that:

  • describe the police officer, the treasure or the mansion
  • show how the police officer was acting.
Hint

Think about what has happened in your story
so far.

What would be something interesting that can
happen next?
  • What could the boy and the girl do?
  • What are the boy and the girl feeling about
    each other?
  • How could your story finish?
Add the interesting words you use to the list.
Type your name here.
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Select Change to replace a word in your
sentence. When you're happy with the
sentence, select Done.

Word bank
The cat sat on the mat.
Change Change Change fancy drenched striped ancient robotic irritably miserably cheerfully sleepily proudly

Sorry.

That word doesn't work there!

Try again.

Select Change to replace a word in your
sentence. When you're happy with the
sentence, select Done.

Word bank
The fish swam in the bowl.
Change Change Change grubby magnificent fearsome triangular shiny speedily lazily gracefully clumsily pathetically

Sorry.

That word doesn't work there!

Try again.

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