Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 10 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Be exact): Find the noun you are describing (the kitten). Ask: what does it look, feel, sound, smell or taste like? Choose the exact adjective (fluffy), not a vague one (nice, good, okay, fine).

1. 1.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) creaky
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cheeky
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crispy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gigantic
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) icy (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) crowded (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shaggy
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) fine
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) nice
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) feathery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) polished (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) puffy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) spiky (c) fine

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