Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 109 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) tree (c) towered
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) good (c) tiny
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) muddy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) good
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shimmering
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) nice
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) good (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) nice
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) nice (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) spiky (c) nice
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) fine
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) good (c) okay
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) fine (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) good
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gloomy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) nice (c) steaming
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled

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