Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 175 · 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 ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) golden
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) fine
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shimmering
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) feathery (c) fine
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) fine (c) cuddly
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) dazzling
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sleek
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) glassy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) colourful
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) steaming (c) fine
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) rickety
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) okay (c) naughty
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) okay
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant

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