Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 253 · 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 speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) muddy
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) puffy (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rusty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) squishy (c) good
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sour
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) patchwork (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) okay
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) good (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) good (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) colourful
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) good
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) good (c) gigantic
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fine (c) fiery
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) good

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