Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 289 · 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 ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) good
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) mysterious (c) fine
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) good
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) dazzling
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) grumpy (c) fine
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shaggy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) okay
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) spiky
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) sticky (c) okay
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) good (c) fiery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) good (c) tiny
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) nice
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) fine (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) feathery
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree

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