Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 301 · 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 ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) fine (c) striped
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) sticky (c) good
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) mysterious (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) good
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) colourful (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) spiky (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) gloomy (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) golden
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) fine (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sour
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) nice (c) polished
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) sleepy (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) feathery
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy

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