Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 17 · 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) bear (c) cuddly
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sour
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) okay (c) booming
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) mysterious (c) good
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) gloomy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) puffy (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) fine
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) fine

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