Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 168 · 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 ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) fine (c) tiny
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) foaming (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) fine (c) stale
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) okay
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) spiky (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) blooming
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) shaggy (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) good (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sour
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) feathery (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shimmering
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) enormous
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) steaming (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy

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