Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 12 · 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) enormous (b) nice (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) okay (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) feathery (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sour
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) puffy (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) fine
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) good (c) speckled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) nice
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) icy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) nice (c) narrow
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) polished
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) colourful
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) crowded
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned

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