Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 220 · 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 booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gigantic
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) fine (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rickety
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) good
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) creaky
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) good
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) colourful
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) fine
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) okay (c) patchwork
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rough
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) okay
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) nice
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sour
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) nice (c) mysterious
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) okay (c) speckled
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid

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