Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 200 · 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 ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) nice (c) chubby
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) good (c) okay
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) fine
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) crispy (c) fine
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rough
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 polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) good (c) booming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) tiny
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) nice
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) polished
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) puffy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds

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