Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 247 · 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 ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) patchwork (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shiny
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) mysterious (c) fine
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) tree (c) towered
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) okay
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) good (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) good (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) gloomy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) sticky (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) feathery
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) okay (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) fine (c) nice
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) tickled (c) grass
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope

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