Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 173 · 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 dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) juicy (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
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) nice (c) muddy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crispy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) mysterious (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) speckled
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) nice
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) stale (c) okay
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fiery
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) fine (c) naughty
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) patchwork
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped

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