Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 269 · 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 ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shimmering
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) booming (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) okay
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) good
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) nice
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) okay (c) fine
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) steaming
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) good
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) good (c) muddy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) golden
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) striped
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) chubby
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek

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