Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 117 · 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 sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) shaggy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) chubby
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) good (c) steaming
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) good (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) stale
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) nice (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crispy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rough
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) good (c) naughty
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) nice
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) tiny
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) okay
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) fine
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shimmering
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant

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