Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 26 · 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 ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) gloomy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) shiny (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) puffy (c) good
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) good (c) blooming
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) good (c) polished
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sleek
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) mysterious (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) fine
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) gigantic
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) okay
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sticky
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cuddly
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) okay (c) juicy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) nice (c) tiny
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) muddy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit

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