Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 193 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) good (c) steaming
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) creaky
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) fine
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) good (c) muddy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) good
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) good
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) fine (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) feathery
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cheeky
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) nice
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) fine (c) narrow
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) good (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) fine (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) rickety (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) good

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