Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 160 · 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 ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) mysterious (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) fine (c) booming
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) nice
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) golden
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) foaming
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) colourful
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) good (c) muddy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fluffy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) crowded
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shaggy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) naughty
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) squishy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) okay (c) good
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) spiky (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
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 ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) good (c) fiery
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread

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