Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 234 · 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 speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) good
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) fine
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) good
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) icy (c) good
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) good
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shaggy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) feathery (c) okay
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) good (c) foaming
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) shiny (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty

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