Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 271 · 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 ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) good (c) chubby
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) fine (c) booming
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) nice (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) good (c) mysterious
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) okay (c) narrow
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rusty
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) naughty (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) good
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) bear (c) sat
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) feathery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) squishy

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