Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 242 · 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 naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shiny
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) good
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) striped
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) good
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) blooming
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) gigantic (c) fine
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) cheeky (c) okay
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) okay (c) muddy
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 sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) good (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) gloomy (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled

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