Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 3 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) crispy (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) glassy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) good (c) narrow
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) good (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) sleepy (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fluffy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) okay
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) okay
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice

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