Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 163 · 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 tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) stale
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cuddly
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) fine
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) shimmering
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) nice
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) icy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) okay
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) nice
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) steaming
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) puffy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rough
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) crowded

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