Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 249 · 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 ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) crispy (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) juicy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) fine (c) gloomy
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) rickety
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) good
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) grumpy (c) snored
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) nice
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) enormous
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) colourful
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) okay (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) spiky
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) good (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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