Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 208 · 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 ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rickety
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fiery
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) narrow
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) steaming
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) good
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) tickled (c) grass
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) spiky
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) nice (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) good (c) foaming
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) nice (c) blooming
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) cheeky
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) okay
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) colourful
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) patchwork
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed

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