EnglishYear 5

Describing Words — Series 17

Choose the correct describing word from the box to complete each sentence.

1.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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She had a 1 passion for the subject that made every lesson compelling to follow.

He delivered an 2 performance without a single error from beginning to end.

He spoke of the 3 pressure the team had faced during the final weeks of the campaign.

An 4 response to a serious problem is often as damaging as the wrong one.

His writing had a 5 quality that drew readers in from the very first line.

He had grown tired of 6 ideas and was looking for something genuinely original.

He was in a 7 frame of mind for days after the letter arrived.

He tracked down the 8 composer whose work had been forgotten for over a century.

A series of 9 signs had preceded the event, though nobody had connected them at the time.

He had a 10 ability to recall conversations word for word, months after they had taken place.

2.

Now write your own sentence using one of the words above.