Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 290 · 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 steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) good (c) muddy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) good (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) okay
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) puffy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) crowded (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) nice (c) striped
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) colourful
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rough
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) nice (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 ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) cheeky

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