Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 279 · 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 ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) good
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) cheeky (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) nice (c) mysterious
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) nice (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) good (c) juicy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) feathery
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) fine
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) okay
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) nice
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) colourful
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) fine

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