Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 306 · 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 gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) rickety (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) fine
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) okay (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) chubby (c) nice
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) good
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) mangoes (c) juicy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) shaggy (c) fine
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) crowded
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sticky
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy

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