Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 28 · 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 ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) good (c) muddy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) fine (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gloomy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) rough
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) fine
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) spiky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sleek
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) shaggy (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) foaming
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) feathery
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) sat (c) bear
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cheeky
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) fine
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) fine (c) okay
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) mysterious
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shimmering

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