Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 166 · 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 shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) glassy (c) good
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) fine
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) nice (c) cuddly
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) squishy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) good
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) colourful
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) good (c) muddy
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) nice
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fiery
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shimmering
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) good (c) polished
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) nice (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) okay (c) blooming
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) nice

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