Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 227 · 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 ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) good
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) speckled
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) nice
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) grumpy (c) snored
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) okay (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) creaky
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shimmering
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) fine (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cheeky
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) good (c) gigantic
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) good
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
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 glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) fine
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun

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