Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 222 · 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 ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) blooming
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) polished (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) nice
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) crowded (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) narrow
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) fine (c) foaming
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) good (c) stale
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) tiny (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished

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