Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 218 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) nice (c) okay
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) dazzling
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) okay
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) good (c) narrow
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gloomy
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) grumpy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) bear (c) sat
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) juicy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) okay
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cheeky
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) polished
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) colourful
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) enormous

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