Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 100 · 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 ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) good (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) nice (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) stale
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) good (c) narrow
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rough
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) fine
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) glassy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) good
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) good (c) gigantic
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) nice (c) patchwork
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) tiny
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) spiky
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) good (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) icy (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sticky

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