Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 104 · 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 ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rickety
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) good
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) spiky
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) fine
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shiny
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) chubby (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gigantic
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) nice (c) good
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) nice (c) mysterious
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shaggy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) patchwork (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) good (c) crispy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) foaming (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) gloomy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) booming
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) good (c) squishy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished

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