Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 177 · 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 ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) good
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cuddly
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) muddy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) good (c) cheeky
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) nice
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) shaggy (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) foaming
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) fine (c) gigantic
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fluffy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) crispy (c) okay
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) fine (c) tiny
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) enormous
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) dazzling
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shimmering

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