FOR YOUNG READERS

Willie Wonka Adjectives

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

Mr. Wonka was standing all alone just inside the __________ (1) gates of the factory.
And what a ____________ (2) man he was!
He had a __________ (3) hat on his head.
He wore a ________ (4) coat made of ___________________ (5) velvet.
His trousers were ___________ (6).
His gloves were _____________ (7).
And in one hand he carried a __________ – _______ (8) cane.
Covering his chin, there was a ____________ (9) beard – a goatee. And his eyes – his _________ (10) eyes were bright. They seemed to be sparkling and twinkling at you all the time. The face, in fact, was alight with fun and laughter. He kept making _______________ (11) movements with his head, cocking it this way and that, and taking everything in with those ____________ (12) eyes. He was like a ___________ (13) squirrel in the quickness of his movements, like a ____________ (14) squirrel from the park.
Suddenly, he did a ____________ (15) dance in the snow, and he spread his arms __________ (16), and he smiled at the five children who were clustered near the gates, and he called out “Welcome, my ____________ (17) friends!
Welcome to the factory!”

Key: 1. open; 2. beautiful; 3. black; 4. long; 5. red; 6. green; 7. grey; 8. gold-topped; 9. pointed; 10. marvellous; 11. quick; 12. bright; 13. funny; 14. clever; 15. skipping; 16. wide; 17. little.