Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 179 · 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 rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) good
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) spiky
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shaggy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) gloomy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) polished
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) bear (c) sat
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) naughty (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fiery
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) booming
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) good (c) stale
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed

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