Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 267 · 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 puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) nice (c) spiky
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) glassy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) okay
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) fine
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) blooming
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) okay
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) good (c) mysterious
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) good (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) foaming (c) nice
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) tiny (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) squishy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) fine (c) gloomy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) puffy
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby

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