Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 241 · 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) okay (b) good (c) sour
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) feathery
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) colourful
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sleepy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) puffy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) enormous (c) nice
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) nice (c) tiny
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) okay (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) nice

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