Lesson 7 (Writing)

Vocabulary flashcards covering descriptive word categories and tenses for Grade 7 English Unit 1 Lesson 7.

Descriptive Words

Words used to describe things, places, items, people, and other concepts.

Colour Descriptors

Words used to describe appearance based on color, such as colourful, dull, dark, shiny, or specific hues.

Size Descriptors

Words used to describe dimensions or scale, such as short, tall, small, big, huge, or tiny.

Shape Descriptors

Words used to describe physical form, such as round, square, boxy, rectangular, or uneven.

Smell Descriptors

Words used to describe sensory odor qualities, such as sweet-smelling, unpleasant, flowery, smoky, or sour.

Texture Descriptors

Words used to describe surface feel or tactile characteristics, such as smooth, rough, soft, bumpy, or silky.

Other Qualities Descriptors

General descriptive categories covering aesthetic or structural attributes, such as beautiful, ugly, old, eye-catching, or modern.

Past Tense in Descriptive Writing

The grammatical tense used in the first part of a descriptive text to describe a situation or problem as it existed in the past.

Present Tense in Descriptive Writing

The grammatical tense used in descriptive writing when explaining current conditions or the resolution to a past problem.

Sweet-smelling

A descriptive word categorized under smell, used to describe fragrant or pleasant scents like those of flowers.

Eye-catching

A descriptive phrase categorized under other qualities, used to describe something striking that immediately attracts visual attention.