Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 169 · 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 ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) nice (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shaggy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) good (c) crispy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) good (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crowded
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) good (c) booming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) foaming
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) squishy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) shiny
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) fine
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) grumpy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) good

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