Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 263 · 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 ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) shiny (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) crispy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) nice (c) naughty
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) fine (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) patchwork
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) speckled
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) fine (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) golden
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) good (c) blooming
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) good
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) covered (c) quilt
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sour
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) good (c) enormous
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped

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