Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 21 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) fine
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) spiky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) good (c) chubby
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) tiny
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) okay
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) nice
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) nice
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) crispy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sour
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) fine
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sleepy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) golden

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