Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 115 · 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 enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) okay (c) glassy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) steaming (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) sticky (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) feathery
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sleepy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rusty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) good (c) fine
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) nice (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) tickled (c) grass
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rough
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shiny
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) good
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale

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