Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 108 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) icy (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) good (c) mysterious
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) booming
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) good (c) enormous
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) good
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) fine
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) good
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) fine
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) fine
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) okay
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) nice
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) okay (c) fine
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) muddy (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sour
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) naughty
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed

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