Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 254 · 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 ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) stale
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) shiny (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rough
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) fine (c) polished
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rusty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) nice (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) okay
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) glassy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) good
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) okay (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) okay (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) good (c) icy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) steaming

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