Free 11+ creative writing word bank: describing an old house (PDF)

The first page has the words for rooms, stairs, old furniture and the garden, grouped by what they do: things to see, what they’re like, and the verbs that do the work, each with an example sentence. A labelled picture names the main parts, and phrases for sound, smell and touch go beyond sight. The second page puts the words to work: the same place in two moods, a sentence built up step by step, sentence openers, comparisons of your own, opening lines, a model paragraph, feelings shown not told, and what to leave out.

The third page is a whole story, “Seven Nights”, written from a five-minute plan, with numbered notes on what each part does. Every word, phrase and story on the sheet is written for Rush, and its methods match our creative writing guide: a five-minute plan, starting where the problem starts, and showing instead of telling. Each group of words is named as well as coloured, so it prints clearly in black and white.