Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 192 · 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 ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) patchwork
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sticky
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) nice (c) fine
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) juicy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) fine
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) stale
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) okay (c) fine
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) muddy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) dazzling
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) sat (c) bear
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) okay
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) narrow
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) okay (c) nice
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) rusty (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) nice

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