Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 245 · 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 cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) foaming
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) good (c) booming
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) okay
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) stale (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) good
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) fine
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fluffy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) cuddly
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) good (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) okay
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) dazzling
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) grumpy

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