Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 204 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) glassy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) fine
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) patchwork
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sleek
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) striped
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) good
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) nice
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) fine
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) fine (c) mysterious
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) nice
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) muddy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) puffy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli

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