Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 19 · 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 ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) booming
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) good (c) polished
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) fine
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shimmering
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) good (c) squishy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) good
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) spiky (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) steaming (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sticky
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind

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