Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 233 · 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 ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) good (c) foaming
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gigantic
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) spiky
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) good (c) polished
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cuddly
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) okay
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) okay (c) rusty
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shimmering
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) good (c) squishy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) nice (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) rickety
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fluffy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) striped
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) crispy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) chubby
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) enormous
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) fine (c) tiny
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled

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