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Question
Look at these sentences in the story –
- Should we go to the big market?
- Should we go to the small shop?
- Should I buy a thin book?
The coloured words above are describing words. Now fill in more describing words into the passage below –
It was a______ night. A ______ girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a ______ story. Her ______ eyes opened wide and she gave a ______ smile. “Now go to sleep, Paro,” her mother closed the book. “______ dreams.”
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Solution
It was a dark night. A little girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a short
story. Her beautiful eyes opened wide and she gave a bu smile. “Now go to
sleep, Paro,” her mother closed the book. “Sweet dreams.”
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