Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 164 · 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 cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) good (c) mysterious
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 ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fiery
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) good (c) enormous
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) good (c) narrow
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sour
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) okay (c) steaming
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) nice (c) squishy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) fine
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) spiky
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) good
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) gloomy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) feathery
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) fine

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