Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 136 · 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 grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) good
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) fine
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 cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) fine
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) okay (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rough
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) okay (c) icy
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sticky
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) feathery (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) good
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) fine (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) okay
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes

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