Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 2 · 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) good (b) okay (c) sour
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) tiny (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) spiky
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shiny
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rickety
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) glassy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) crowded
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) good (c) squishy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shimmering
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) sleepy (c) fine
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) steaming
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sleek
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) sticky (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby

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