Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 272 · 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) nice (b) fine (c) chubby
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gloomy
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sour
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) okay (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) sticky (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) okay (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) good
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 ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) good (c) mysterious
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) tiny
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fiery
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) creaky
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) fine (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby

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