Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 140 · 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 fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cheeky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crowded
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) fine
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) good
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) nice (c) juicy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) nice (c) mysterious
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) nice (c) fine
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) creaky (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder

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