Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 207 · 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 ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) narrow
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) stale
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) puffy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) steaming (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) okay (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) foaming
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) nice
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) good
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleepy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) polished
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) okay
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous

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