Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 125 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) nice (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) sat (c) bear
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) puffy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) good (c) nice
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sleek
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) polished (c) nice
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) rushed (c) river
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fiery
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sticky
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) fine (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shiny
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fluffy
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) good (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull

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