Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 137 · 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 juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) mysterious (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rough
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
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 ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) chubby (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) okay (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shaggy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) blooming
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) good (c) gigantic
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) okay (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) gloomy (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion

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