Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 226 · 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) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) good
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) booming
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) fine (c) muddy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) good
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sticky
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) fine
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) okay (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) stale (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) okay (c) glassy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) nice
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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) good
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) nice (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rusty
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) feathery (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fluffy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled

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