Show Not Tell - Worksheet

The "Show Not Tell" worksheets are designed to enhance the descriptive writing skills of students by encouraging them to convey characters' emotions and settings through vivid details rather than plain statements. In Worksheet 1, students are tasked with transforming 'tell' sentences into 'show' sentences. This exercise prompts them to replace straightforward declarations like "Alfie was nervous" with more illustrative language that paints a picture of Alfie's nervousness through his actions, expressions, or physical reactions.

Worksheet 2 delves further into the art of showing rather than telling by asking students to come up with words and phrases that depict various feelings and emotions. Instead of simply stating that a character is 'happy' or 'sad', students learn to express these emotions through observable signs such as a "smiling from ear to ear" for happiness or "tears running down face" for sadness. The example answers provided serve as a guide to help students understand how to effectively show emotions in their writing, making their narratives more engaging and immersive for the reader.