Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 259 · 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 sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) creaky (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gigantic
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) stale
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) good (c) steaming
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) okay (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) good (c) tiny
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) fine (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) okay (c) good
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) okay (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) icy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) good
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) okay

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