Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 278 · 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 mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) good
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rickety
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) good (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) good (c) narrow
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) okay
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) steaming (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) good (c) polished
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) good (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) nice (c) gigantic
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) shaggy
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shiny
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) good (c) glassy
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) patchwork
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) nice (c) enormous
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) gloomy (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) okay (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) nice (c) chubby
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) okay (c) stale

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