Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 291 · 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 sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) good (c) gigantic
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) golden
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) colourful
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rusty
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) good (c) fine
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) muddy (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) tiny
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) good (c) grumpy
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sleepy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) good (c) speckled
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) nice (c) narrow
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) okay (c) rough
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) okay (c) patchwork
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) booming
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) creaky
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) nice

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