Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 13 · 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 ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) okay (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) covered (c) quilt
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) golden
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) okay
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) rickety
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) fine
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) crowded
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rough
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) fine (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) good (c) polished
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fluffy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) narrow
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) good

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