Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 149 · 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 sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) dazzling
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) good (c) squishy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rusty
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) rough
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) cuddly
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) fine
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) okay
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) creaky
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) okay (c) icy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shimmering
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted

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