Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 113 · 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 ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) chubby (c) good
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sleek
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) nice (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rickety
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) fine (c) steaming
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) good (c) striped
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) juicy
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) spiky
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) fine
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crowded
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) dazzling
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) good (c) foaming
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus

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