Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 277 · 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 ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) nice (c) grumpy
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) good
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) okay
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) good
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) good
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) fine
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) fine (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
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 fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) polished (c) nice
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) good (c) chubby
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) good
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) okay (c) fine

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