Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 212 · 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 ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) good
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) okay
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sticky
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) good
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) glassy
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) good (c) polished
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) fine
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) golden
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) okay
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crispy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) gloomy (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) tiny (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) okay (c) narrow
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) good

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