This document presents a writing activity where students are given sentences and asked to choose the best "sparkle word" to improve each sentence. Sparkle words such as "huge", "difficult", "gracious", and "lunatic" are selected to make the sentences more descriptive. The activity provides practice using context clues to determine the best fitting descriptive word.

1. SSppaarrkkllee WWoorrddss
AA WWrriittee OOnn AAccttiivviittyy

2. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
1. My dad bought us a dog.
big
large
?
huge

3. AAnnsswweerr
1. My dad bought us a
dog.
huge

4. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
2. That test was very .
hard
difficult
?
bad

5. AAnnsswweerr
2. That test was very d i f f ic u l t .

6. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
3. Her mother is very .
gracious
nice
?
good

7. AAnnsswweerr
3. Her mother is very g r a c i o u s .

8. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
4. He drives like a .
lunatic
nut
goofy
?

9. AAnnsswweerr
4. He drives like a l u n a t i c .

10. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
5. Her report card was .
excellent
cool
?
fantastic

11. AAnnsswweerr
5. Her report card was fa n ta s t i c .

12. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
6. He walked downstairs.
slowly
quietly
cautiously
?

13. AAnnsswweerr
6. He walked
downstairs.
cautiously

14. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
8. That baby cried.
little
frustrated
mad
?

15. AAnnsswweerr
8. That f r u s t r a t e d baby cried.

16. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
9. The old man was .
grumpy
mean
mad
?

17. AAnnsswweerr
9. The old man was g r u m p y .

18. Can you cchhoooossee tthhee bbeesstt ssppaarrkkllee
wwoorrdd ttoo ccrreeaattee aa bbeetttteerr sseenntteennccee??
10. I have a headache.
gigantic
huge
big
?

19. AAnnsswweerr
10.I have a
headache.
gigantic

20. MMoorree SSppaarrkkllee WWoorrddss
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