Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 14 · 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 shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) nice (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) good (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) fine
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crispy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) good (c) juicy
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) nice (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) fine (c) booming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) striped
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) fine
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) colourful
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) creaky
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) okay (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy

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