Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 134 · 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 ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) nice (c) fine
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) okay (c) tiny
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) speckled
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) good (c) stale
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) good (c) steaming
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sticky
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shaggy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) crowded
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) good

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