Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 191 · 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 speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) good
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rough
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) polished
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) good
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) creaky
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) fine (c) nice
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gloomy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) foaming
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shaggy
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) good (c) narrow
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shiny
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming

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