Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 195 · 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 ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) dazzling
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fiery
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) fine
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) shaggy (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) mangoes (c) juicy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) nice (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) good
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rusty
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) fine
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) okay
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny

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