Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 23 · 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 feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fluffy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) fine (c) foaming
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) icy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) fine (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cuddly
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) steaming (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) creaky
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) okay (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) feathery
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) okay (c) juicy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) muddy (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) fine
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) nice (c) naughty
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) okay (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) okay (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) puffy (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling

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