Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 203 · 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 ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) gloomy (c) good
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) squishy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) rusty (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) good
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) rough (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) dazzling
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleepy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fluffy
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) okay (c) fine
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) good (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs

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