Writing Tips
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Descriptive Writing
1. Revise these techniques and remember to include them in any piece of descriptive writing
you might do.
2. Learn how to identify them in the texts that you read too and what effect they create.
TECHNIQUE
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Alliteration
A sequence of words that begin
with the same letter.
Ben bounced the ball repeatedly.
Simile
Comparing one thing to another
using ‘like’ or ‘as’
The boy ran as fast as a
cheetah.
Sarah marched like a soldier on
parade in the supermarket.
Stuart was a brick wall in goal.
Metaphor
Comparing one thing to another
by saying it is something else.
Personification
Giving an inanimate object human
actions or feelings.
The tree shivered as its leaves fell off
in the win.
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound
it represents.
Hiss, plop, sizzle, bang.
Sensory Writing
Writing that describes what you can
taste, touch, see, hear and smell.
The milk was sour and smelt
putrid. I felt nauseous and could hear
my heart pounding as I ran to the
bathroom and saw my pale
face in the mirror.
Noun/Adjective
A noun is the name of an object,
person or a place.
Dog (Noun)
The enormous dog.
An adjective adds information to the
noun.
Verb/Adverb
A verb is a word that expresses action.
An adverb adds information to the verb.
The adverb normally ends ‘-ly’.
(‘Enormous’ is an adjective giving
more information about what the dog
looks like.)
Write (Verb)
The students wrote quickly during the
exam. (‘Quickly’ adds information
about how the students wrote.)
Spelling Lists by Subject Area
Art
abstract
dimension
highlight
perspective
acrylic
display
illusion
portrait
charcoal
easel
impasto
sketch
collage
exhibition
kiln
spectrum
collection
foreground
landscape
pastel
colour
frieze
palette
crosshatch
gallery
pastel
aesthetic
flour
manufacture
presentation
brief
flowchart
mineral
recipe
carbohydrate
hygiene
natural
sew
component
ingredient
nutrition
specification
design
innovation
polyester
technology
diet
knife/knives
portfolio
tension
disassemble
linen
presentation
textile
evaluation
machine
production
vitamin
fabric
hygiene
protein
recipe
D and T
fibre
English
advertise
consonant
narrative/narrator
rhyme
alliteration
dialogue
onomatopoeia
scene
apostrophe
exclamation
pamphlet
simile
atmosphere
expression
paragraph
soliloquy
chorus
figurative
personification
subordinate
clause
genre
playwright
suffix
cliché
grammar
plural
synonym
comma
imagery
prefix
tabloid
comparison
metaphor
preposition
vocabulary
conjunction
myth
resolution
vowel
abroad
employment
latitude
rural
amenity
erosion
location
settlement
atlas
estuary
longitude
situation
authority
function
nation/national
tourist/tourism
climate
globe
physical
transport
contour
habitat
pollution
transportation
country
infrastructure
poverty
urban
county
international
provision
wealth
desert
landscape
region/regional
weather
Geography
History
agriculture
constitution
government
Protestant
agricultural
constitutional
immigrant
rebel
bias
contradict
imperial
rebellion
castle
contradiction
imperialism
reign
cathedral
current
independence
religious
Catholic
defence
invasion
republic
chronological
disease
motive
revolt
citizen
document
parliament
revolution
civilisation
dynasty
politics
siege
colony
economy
political
source
colonisation
economical
priest
trade
conflict
emigration
propaganda
traitor
binary
data
justify
preview
byte
database
keyboard
processor
cable
delete
megabyte
program
cartridge
disk
memory
scanner
CD-ROM
graphic
modem
sensor
computer
hardware
module
server
connect
icon
monitor
software
connection
input
multimedia
spreadsheet
cursor
interactive
network
virus
document
interface
output
electronic
Internet
password
ICT
Library
alphabet
copyright
index
publisher
alphabetical
dictionary
irrelevance
relevance
anthology
editor
irrelevant
relevant
article
encyclopaedia
librarian
romance
author
extract
magazine
section
catalogue
fantasy
non-fiction
series
classification
genre
novel
system
content
glossary
photocopy
thesaurus
Mathematics
addition
diameter
minus
reflection
adjacent
digit
multiply
regular
alternate
divide
multiplication
rhombus
angle
division
negative
rotate
amount
equilateral
numerator
rotation
approximately
estimate
parallel
square
average
equation
parallelogram
subtraction
axes
fraction
percentage
symmetry
axis
graph
perimeter
symmetrical
calculate
guess
perpendicular
tonne
centimetre
horizontal
positive
triangle
circumference
isosceles
quadrilateral
triangular
corresponding
kilogram
questionnaire
vertex
co-ordinate
kilometre
radius
vertical
decimal
litre
ratio
vertices
degree
measure
recurring
volume
denominator
metre
reflect
weight
Music
choir
instrumental
orchestral
synchronise
chord
interval
ostinato
syncopation
chromatic
lyric
percussion
tempo
composition
major
pitch
ternary
conductor
minim
quaver
timbre
crotchet
minor
rhythm
triad
dynamics
musician
scale
vocal
harmony
octave
score
instrument
orchestra
semibreve
active
exercise
medicine
qualify
activity
field
mobile
relay
agile
gym
mobility
squad
agility
gymnastic
muscle
tactic
athlete
hamstring
personal
tournament
athletic
injury
pitch
triceps
bicep
league
quadriceps
PE
PSHE
able
dependant
generous
relationship
ability
dependency
generosity
represent
achieve
discipline
involve
representative
achievement
discussion
involvement
reward
addict
effort
prefer
sanction
addiction
emotion
preference
sexism
approval
emotional
pressure
sexist
approve
encourage
racism
stereotype
communication
encouragement
racist
control
gender
reality
baptism
disciple
marriage
religious
Bible
faith
miracle
shrine
biblical
festival
moral
sign
Buddhist
funeral
morality
Sikh
Buddhism
Hindu
Muslim
Sikhism
burial
Hinduism
parable
special
celebrate
hymn
pilgrim
spirit
celebration
immoral
pilgrimage
spiritual
ceremony
immorality
pray
symbol
Christian
Islam
prayer
synagogue
commandment
Israel
prejudice
temple
commitment
Judaism
prophet
wedding
creation
Jewish
religion
worship
RE
Science
absorb
digest
insect
respire
acid
digestion
laboratory
respiration
alkaline
element
liquid
solution
amphibian
evaporation
mammal
temperature
apparatus
exchange
method
thermometer
chemical
freeze
organism
vertebrate
circulate
frequency
oxygen
vessel
circulation
friction
particles
combustion
function
predator
condensation
growth
pressure
cycle
hazard
reproduce