Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 307 · 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 foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) good
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) steaming
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) fine (c) squishy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) okay (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) fine
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rusty
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) fine
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) muddy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) dazzling
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rickety
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) nice

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