Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 286 · 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 golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) nice (c) speckled
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) puffy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) grumpy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) nice (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) gigantic (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) good (c) foaming
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) covered (c) quilt
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) good
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) good
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) good (c) fiery
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) dazzling
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rough
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) good (c) icy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) nice

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