Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 231 · 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 ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fluffy
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) stale
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) blooming
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) good (c) booming
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) feathery (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gloomy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) okay (c) good
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) okay (c) nice
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) good
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shimmering
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) nice (c) naughty
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) grumpy (c) snored
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) narrow
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crispy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) dazzling

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