Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 135 · 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 narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) nice (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) nice
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) okay (c) tiny
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rough
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) nice
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) gloomy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) feathery
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) okay
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) okay
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) nice (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) good (c) speckled

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