Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 292 · 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 ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rickety
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) mysterious
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) foaming
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) okay
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sour
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) good (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) tiny
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) blooming
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) nice (c) okay
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crispy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) good (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) nice (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had

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