🎨 Descriptive Writing

Learn to paint vivid pictures with words and imagery

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Favourite Hobby

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're telling a friend all about something you absolutely adore doing – your favourite hobby! This is your chance to really make your words p...

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Your Sibling or Friend

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine you're painting a picture with words! Your task is to write a brilliant descriptive piece, either a short essay or a paragraph, all about one ...

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Sunny Park Day

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine the sun is shining brightly, and you've just stepped into your favourite park. What an amazing day! Your task is to write a descriptive piece ...

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Best Friend Description

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine you're telling someone who's never met your best friend all about them. What would you say? This is your chance to write a wonderful descripti...

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Stormy Night View

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're tucked up warm inside, gazing out of your window on a truly wild night. The wind is whipping, the rain is lashing, and the sky is putti...

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Funfair Sights and Sounds

Primary SchoolModerate

**Step Right Up! Funfair Sights and Sounds** Imagine you've just stepped through the gates of a bustling funfair! What an exciting place! Your missio...

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Autumn Forest

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are taking a magical walk through a forest on a crisp autumn day. What incredible sights greet your eyes? The trees are putting on a spect...

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Morning Train Station

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine it's early morning, and you're standing right in the middle of a bustling train station. The world is just waking up, but this place is alread...

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Favorite Room

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine you're giving a special tour of your house to a friend who has never been there before. Your job is to describe your absolute favourite room i...

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Mysterious Cave

Primary SchoolAdvanced

Imagine you're on an incredible adventure, exploring somewhere wild and new, when suddenly you stumble upon a hidden opening – the secret entrance to ...

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Winter Snow Village

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine waking up to a world completely transformed! Outside your window, a thick, sparkling blanket of freshly fallen snow covers everything as far a...

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Hilltop View

Primary SchoolChallenging

Describe the view from the top of a hill....

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Animal Movement

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're an amazing nature photographer, ready to capture the perfect picture with words! Your challenge is to choose your absolute favourite an...

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Summer Beach Day

Primary SchoolModerate

**Writing Category:** Descriptive Writing **Title:** A Perfect Summer Beach Day! Imagine it's the hottest day of summer, and you've just arrived at ...

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Favorite Food Description

Primary SchoolModerate

Get ready to make our tummies rumble with some super descriptive writing! We're going to dive into the wonderful world of your absolute favourite food...

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Dream Bedroom

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you could design the most amazing, magical bedroom in the entire world! What would it look like? What wonderful things would be inside? This i...

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Car Window View

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're on an exciting journey, perhaps to a fun day out, a relative's house, or even just to the shops! You're sitting in the car, looking out...

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Birthday Present Excitement

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine it's your birthday, and there's a special present waiting just for you! It's wrapped beautifully, maybe with shiny paper and a big bow. Your t...

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Spooky Old House

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine it's the darkest part of the night. A thick, inky blackness hangs heavy in the air, and a sliver of moonlight barely peeks through the clouds....

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Sunset Colors

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are standing outside, watching the sun slowly dip below the horizon. Your task is to describe the amazing colours you see in the sky durin...

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Spring Bloom Garden

Primary SchoolAdvanced

Welcome, young writers, to the most magical time of year – spring! Imagine stepping into a secret garden, bursting with life and colour after a long w...

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Teacher and Classroom

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're painting a picture with words for someone who has never met your favourite teacher or seen their classroom. Your mission is to describe...

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Family Day Out

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine your most wonderful, exciting, or even super-silly day out with your family! It could be a real memory or a fantastic adventure you've made up...

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Walking on Gravel

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are standing on a path made entirely of tiny, hard stones – gravel! Your task is to write a descriptive piece that brings this experience ...

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Town Parade

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine your town or city is buzzing with excitement! It's the day of a spectacular parade, and you're right there in the middle of it all, watching a...

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Zoo Animals

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're on an exciting trip to the zoo! We want you to write a brilliant descriptive piece, painting a picture with your words so vivid that an...

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Barefoot on Grass

Primary SchoolChallenging

Get ready to explore the wonderful world beneath your feet! Your mission is to describe, in amazing detail, what it feels like to walk barefoot on gra...

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Christmas Market

Primary SchoolChallenging

Get ready to transport your reader to a magical Christmas market! Imagine you're strolling through a bustling market, wrapped up warm on a chilly wint...

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Winning Excitement

Primary SchoolChallenging

## Winning Excitement Imagine the thrilling moment when you've just won! It could be a super close race, a tricky board game with your family, or a b...

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Enchanted Forest

Primary SchoolChallenging

**Your Magical Adventure: The Enchanted Forest!** Imagine you've stumbled upon a secret, magical forest that no one else knows about. What does it lo...

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Favorite Toy or Gadget

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine you're showing your best friend your absolute favourite toy or gadget, but they can't see it – only hear your words! Your mission is to write ...

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Rainy Day Feelings

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're looking out of your window on a truly rainy day. What does the sky look like? Is it grey and heavy, or are there flashes of lightning? ...

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Bakery Atmosphere

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're standing just outside a local bakery on a chilly morning. As you push open the door, a wave of warmth washes over you, and your nose is...

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Fireworks Display

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are standing outside on a cold, dark night, eagerly waiting for a spectacular fireworks display to begin! Your task is to write a descript...

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Shiny New Coin

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine you've just been given a brand new, sparkling coin! It's so new it hasn't even been spent yet. Your task is to describe this special coin usin...

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School Playground

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine stepping out into your school playground. What makes it special? What do you notice first? Your task is to become a super-star describer and ...

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Alien Planet

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're an intrepid astronaut, the very first human to set foot on a brand new, undiscovered alien planet! Your mission is to describe everythi...

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Favorite Book Feelings

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're curled up in your favourite reading spot, lost in the pages of an amazing story. We all have that one special book that we just can't p...

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Snow Play Fun

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine waking up one morning and looking out your window to see the world transformed into a sparkling white wonderland! It's a snow day, and school ...

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Pet Description

Primary SchoolModerate

**Wonderful World of Pets!** Get ready to bring your favourite furry, scaly, or feathery friend to life with words! In this descriptive writing task,...

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Library or Bookshop

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine stepping through the doors of your favourite library or a magical bookshop. What do you notice first? Your task is to paint a vivid picture wi...

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Castle Description

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are an intrepid explorer, discovering a magnificent, mysterious, or even spooky castle for the very first time! Your mission is to describ...

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Treasure Chest Discovery

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you're on an incredible adventure! Perhaps you're digging in the garden, exploring a secret cove on a desert island, or rummaging through a fo...

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Fruit Bowl Description

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine a beautiful, colourful bowl brimming with your favourite fruits! Your task is to paint a picture with words, describing everything about this ...

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Sports Match

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine you are a sports commentator, but instead of just talking, you are painting a picture with words! Your challenge is to vividly describe a spor...

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School Break Time

Primary SchoolModerate

Imagine the school bell ringing for break time! What happens next? We want you to paint a picture with your words, showing us exactly what your school...

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Roller Coaster Thrill

Primary SchoolChallenging

## Roller Coaster Thrill Imagine you're at a bustling theme park, the air buzzing with excitement. You've just spotted the biggest, fastest roller co...

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Mountain Description

Primary SchoolAdvanced

Imagine you are standing at the foot of a magnificent mountain, or perhaps soaring high above it like an eagle! Your task is to paint a picture with w...

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Seaside Adventure

Primary SchoolChallenging

Imagine the sun is shining, the gulls are calling, and the salty air fills your lungs! Your mission is to write a wonderful descriptive piece about a ...

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Invented Magical Creature

Primary SchoolChallenging

Welcome, young adventurers, to a world of pure magic and imagination! Today, your mission is to become the creator of a brand-new, never-before-seen m...

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