Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 215 · 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) nice (b) good (c) speckled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) fine (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) icy (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) rickety (c) good
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) fine (c) cuddly
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) good (c) cheeky
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rough
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleepy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) enormous (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fiery
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) fine
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming

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