Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 188 · 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 chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) feathery
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) fine
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) mysterious
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) striped
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) nice (c) booming
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) good (c) speckled
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) nice (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering

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