Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 107 · 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 ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shaggy
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) glassy (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) bear (c) sat
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) good
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fluffy
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) creaky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sleepy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) okay (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) okay (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) nice
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) good (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) grumpy (c) snored
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rusty
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) fine
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) good

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