The document provides suggestions for replacing boring words when writing. It suggests using more interesting transition words at the beginning, middle, and end of writing. It also recommends replacing vague verbs like "is about" with more descriptive verbs like "investigates". Lists of alternative verbs are provided for different types of writing like narratives, persuasive texts, and descriptive texts. Adjectives are also replaced with more interesting options for describing things as neat/clean, old/new, and dirty/clean.

1. Ban Boring Words As taken from “Banish Boring Words!” By Leilen Shelton

2. When writing your speech try to use interesting transition words Boring : So , dogs make the perfect family pet. Interesting : Without a doubt , dogs make the perfect pet.

3. Beginning Transition words An important As soon as At first At the beginning Before Early on First First of all Initially In the first place It started when To begin To start with

4. Middle A better Accordingly Additionally After After that All at once Also At the same time Before long Meanwhile Moreover More importantly Besides During Equally important For example Following this For instance Furthermore However In fact Likewise

5. For the end Accordingly A final As a result At last Clearly Consequently Eventually Finally For this reason Hence In conclusion In other words In summary Lastly Most importantly Obviously On the whole Since Therefore Thus To conclude To summarise To sum up Ultimately Undeniably Undoubtedly

6. It is important to use a variety of verbs to create interest For example: Boring: The article “Butterflies” is about the migration habits of butterflies Interesting: The article “Butterflies” investigates the migration habits of butterflies

7. Essay Verbs to write about Characters Attempts Battles Competes Copes Deals with Determines Discovers Encounters Endeavours Endures Experiences Faces Figures out Finds out Grapples with Learns Realises Recognises Seeks Sets out Strives Struggles Undergoes Understands Undertakes

8. Essay Verbs to Compare/Contrast Texts Analyses Classifies Compares Contrasts Considers Deals with Emphasises Examines Explains Explores Focuses on Highlights Identifies Presents Points out

9. Essay Verbs to write Descriptions Depicts Describes Illustrates Portrays Presents

10. Essay Verbs to write Information/Expository Text Analyses Answers Classifies Deals with Defines Describes Examines Explains Explores Features Focuses on Highlights Identifies Informs Investigates Presents Provides Reports Reveals Traces

11. Essay Verbs to write Messages/Lessons Advises Demonstrates Emphasises Expresses Focuses on Illuminates Illustrates Implies Points out Reminds Reveals Shows Stresses Suggests Teaches

12. Essay Verbs to write about Narrative Stories Chronicles Deals with Depicts Describes Details Explores Follows Illustrates Narrates Presents Recounts Relates Retells Tells about Traces

13. Essay Verbs to write about Persuasive Texts Addresses Advises Argues Asserts Claims Confronts Contends Convinces Criticises Deals with Defends Denies Discourages Disputes Emphasises Encourages Evaluates Examines Exposes Focuses on Insists Points out Praises Proposes Reasons Recommends Refutes Rejects Suggests Supports

14. Try using these instead of: Messy Bedraggles Blotchy Careless Cluttered Dirty Dishevelled Disordered Disorderly Disorganised Filthy Foul Frowzy Frumpy Grimy Grubby Ill-kept Littered Muddled Mussy Nasty Raunchy Ruffled Rumpled Shabby Slack Slapdash Slipshod Sloppy Slovenly Uncombed Unkempt Untidy Wrinkled Wrinkly

15. Try using these instead of: Neat Chipper Clean-out Combed Detailed Fastidious Groomed Immaculate Kempt Meticulous Natty Orderly Organised Prim Shipshape Snappy Snug Spick-and-spam Spruce Tidy Trig Trim Uncluttered Unwrinkled Well-groomed Well-pressed

16. Try using these instead of: Old Abandoned Aged Ancient Antiquated Antique Archaic Broken-down Cast-off Crusty Dates Decayed Decrepit Deteriorated Dilapidated Discarded Dowdy Faded Hackneyed Historical Moth-eaten Neglected Old-fashioned Outdated Outdates Outmoded Out-of-date Outworn Primitive Primordial Raggedy Rickety Run-down Rusty Scruffy Shabby Shoddy Stale Tattered Threadbare Time-warn Traditional Used Worm-eaten Worn Worn-out Wrinkly

17. Try using these instead of: New Advanced Brand-new Contemporary Current cutting edge Fresh Latest Modern Modernistic New-fashioned Newfound New-sprung Novel Original Recent Stylish Trendy Ultramodern Unfamiliar Unspoiled Untouched Untrodden Unused Up-to-date Youthful

18. Try using these instead of: Dirty Black Contaminated Cruddy Dingy Draggled Dreggy Dungy Dusty Filthy Greasy Grimy Grubby Grungy Icky Impure Mangy Mildewed Mouldy Mucky Muddy Murky Nasty Polluted Raunchy Scummy Scuzzy Slimy Smeared Smudged Soiled Soily Sooty Sordid Splotched Spotted Squalid Stained Sullies Sully Tainted Tarnished Unclean Unsanitary Unsightly Unswept

19. Try using these instead of: Clean Blank Bright Cleansed Clear Dirtless Flawless Fresh Hygienic Immaculate Impeccable Laundered Pure Sanitary Shining Shiny Sparkling Spick-and-span Spotless Squeaky Stainless Taintless Tidy Unblemished Unpolluted unsoiled Unsullied Untainted Untarnished Washed White

20. Try using these instead of: Damaged Beat-up Bent Blemished Broken Burnt Burst Busted Collapsed Cracked Crippled Crumbled Demolished Destroyed Mangy Mildewed Mouldy Mucky Muddy Murky Nasty Polluted Raunchy Scummy Scuzzy Slimy Smeared Smudged Soiled Soily Sooty Sordid Splotched Spotted Squalid Stained Sullies Sully Tainted Tarnished Unclean Unsanitary Unsightly Unswept

21. Try using these instead of: Dirty Black Contaminated Cruddy Dingy Draggled Dreggy Dungy Dusty Filthy Greasy Grimy Grubby Grungy Icky Impure Mangy Mildewed Mouldy Mucky Muddy Murky Nasty Polluted Raunchy Scummy Scuzzy Slimy Smeared Smudged Soiled Soily Sooty Sordid Splotched Spotted Squalid Stained Sullies Sully Tainted Tarnished Unclean Unsanitary Unsightly Unswept