Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 174 · 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 naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) juicy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) squishy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) fine
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) foaming
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) naughty
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) good (c) enormous
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) mysterious
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) good (c) fine
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) okay (c) cheeky
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fine (c) fiery
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) cuddly
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) colourful
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) fine

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