Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 189 · 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 crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) good (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sleek
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fiery
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) fine
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) foaming (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) fine
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) good (c) fine
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) good (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) okay
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cuddly
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) polished (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) good (c) narrow
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car

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