Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 127 · 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 naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) polished
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) nice
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) okay (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) fine
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shaggy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) good (c) icy
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) fine (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crowded

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