Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 151 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) tree (c) towered
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) rusty (c) nice
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) okay
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) okay (c) fine
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) good
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fine (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) good (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) good
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sleepy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fiery
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) enormous
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) puffy (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) good
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled

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