Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 30 · 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 rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) good (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) good (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shimmering
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) booming
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) rough (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) nice
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sour
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shiny
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) glassy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) okay
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) fine
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) squishy (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sticky
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming

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