Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 167 · 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 ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) nice (c) booming
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) okay (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) striped
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) puffy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) narrow (c) nice
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) good
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) good (c) polished
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) foaming
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sticky
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) chubby

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