Colourful & Big or Small: Describing Words for Class 1 

This Class 1 worksheet introduces learners to describing words (adjectives) focusing on size and colour. With activities like sorting, circling, matching, multiple choice, and rewriting, children learn how adjectives make sentences more meaningful and vivid. Visual prompts and simple tasks keep learning interactive and fun. 

 

Why Describing Words Matter in Grammar? 

This worksheet helps children: 
1. Identify adjectives of size (big, small, tall, short) and colour (red, blue, green, yellow, black, white). 
2. Match words to correct pictures for better comprehension. 
3. Choose adjectives to complete sentences meaningfully. 
4. Build sentence clarity and creativity with age-appropriate grammar. 

 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five practice-based activities: 

Exercise 1 – Sort the Words 
Students sort adjectives like *big, small, blue, red, green* from non-adjectives like *book, dog, chair*. 

Exercise 2 – Circle the Pictures 
Students circle the correct picture for phrases like *A big ball, A red apple, A tall tree*:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. 

Exercise 3 – Match the Following 
Learners match picture descriptions such as *A small cat* or *A blue car* to the right words. 

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Children choose the correct describing word to complete sentences like *The apple is red*, *The tree is tall*, *The dog is black*. 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students correct and rewrite sentences with the right adjectives, e.g., *The apple is blue* → *The apple is red*. 

 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Sorting 
Adjectives: big, small, red, blue, green, black, tall, short, white, round 
Not Adjectives: book, dog, tree, ball, chair, cat 

Exercise 2 – Circle the Pictures 
1. big ball – football 
2. small cat – kitten 
3. red apple – red apple 
4. blue car – blue car 
5. tall tree – tall tree 

Exercise 3 – Matching 
1. Apple → A red apple 
2. Football → A big ball 
3. Cat → A small cat 
4. Car → A blue car 
5. Tree → A tall tree 

Exercise 4 – MCQs 
1. The apple is red. 
2. The car is blue. 
3. The ball is round. 
4. The boy is short. 
5. The tree is tall. 
6. The leaf is green. 
7. The sun is yellow. 
8. The dog is black. 
9. The shirt is white. 
10. The cat is small. 

Exercise 5 – Sample Rewritten Sentences 
1. The apple is red. 
2. The car is blue. 
3. The tree is tall. 
4. The shirt is white. 
5. The cat is small. 

Make grammar fun and visual for your child with describing words — the first step to colourful, clear, and confident writing! 

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