Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 183 · 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 steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) naughty
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shimmering
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) puffy (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) nice
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) good
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) creaky
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) good
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) okay (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) cuddly
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) okay (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) okay
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass

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