Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 119 · 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 ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) spiky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shiny
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fluffy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) stale (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) dazzling
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) puffy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) narrow
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) good (c) blooming
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crispy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fiery
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) fine
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) naughty (c) okay
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) creaky
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole

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