Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 190 · 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 ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) patchwork (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cuddly
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) good (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) good
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) nice (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) good (c) gloomy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) squishy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) gigantic
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) juicy
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rough
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shaggy

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