Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 114 · 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 ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) booming
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) glassy (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) rushed (c) river
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) good (c) steaming
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) dazzling (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shiny
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) fine
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) good (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) feathery (c) fine
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) okay (c) naughty
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) okay (c) chubby
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind

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