Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 287 · 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 ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fine (c) fluffy
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crispy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) good (c) stale
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) good (c) golden
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) rickety
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) fine (c) icy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) okay
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) nice
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) puffy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) okay (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) okay (c) nice

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