Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 223 · 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 naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) nice (c) juicy
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) mysterious
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) blooming
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) naughty
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shimmering
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) fine (c) muddy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) good (c) polished
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) okay

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