Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 116 · 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 ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sticky
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shaggy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) okay (c) blooming
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) okay (c) narrow
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) gloomy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) good (c) crispy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) nice (c) tiny
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sleek
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) puffy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shiny
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny

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