Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 186 · 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 ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) foaming (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) good
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
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 ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) mysterious
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) fine (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) puffy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) icy (c) okay
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) nice
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) okay (c) enormous
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) good (c) fluffy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sour
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) crispy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) sleepy (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) steaming (c) fine
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sticky
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden

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