Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 256 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) fine (c) good
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) nice (b) sleepy (c) fine
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) fine
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) nice
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) okay (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) foaming (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) patchwork
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) icy (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) enormous (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery

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