Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 199 · 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 ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) patchwork (c) good
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) cuddly
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) good (c) nice
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) good
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) okay (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) muddy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fluffy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) mysterious
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) okay (c) grumpy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) squishy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) nice (c) fine

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