Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 138 · 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 creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) okay
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) okay
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) good (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sleepy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) fine (c) good
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) good
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) narrow
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sour
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) spiky
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) booming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) nice
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) fine (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky

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