Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 194 · 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 enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) good (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) nice (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fluffy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) good (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) enormous
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shiny
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) naughty
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) grumpy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) striped
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) creaky (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) good (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour

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