Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 171 · 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 ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) good
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) golden
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) nice
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) fine
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) crowded (c) fine
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) okay (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) glassy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby

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