Describing words

A describing word tells us more about a naming word: what it looks like, its size, its colour, its shape, or what it is made of.

In 'What a Bird Thought' (your book, Poorvi, page 86), the poet uses describing words for the bird's homes. The egg is a little house, small and round, made of pale, blue shell. The nest is little too, and made of straw. So 'little', 'small', 'round', 'pale', 'blue' and 'straw' all tell us more about the bird's homes.

On page 89, your book gives more describing words: pointed, green, thin, brown, small, wooden, hanging and round.

On page 90 there is a birdhouse to describe. Here it is in words: a small wooden birdhouse hangs from a thin branch with green leaves. It has a red roof that comes to a sharp point at the top, and a round hole in the front. A small brown bird sits at the door. Using the box words, we can say: 'It is a hanging birdhouse. It is made of wood, so it is a wooden birdhouse. The roof is pointed. The hole is round.'