This section is from the book "Lessons In English", by Chestine Gowdy, Lora M. Dexheimer. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in English.
Write sentences about birds in which you use at least half of these descriptive words. Be sure that they tell the truth.
brilliant.
showy.
dull.
indigo.
mottled.
slate-color.
friendly.
orange.
gorgeous.
iridescent.
slender.
timid.
saucy.
rare.
shrill.
sweet.
merry.
mournful.
alert.
graceful.
awkward.
harsh.
restless.
fearless.
 
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