Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 250 · 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 icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) nice (c) polished
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rusty
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sour
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) narrow
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) mysterious
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) icy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) feathery
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) puffy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
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 ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) good (c) fine
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) blooming
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) dazzling (c) fine
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rough
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cheeky
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) fine

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