Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 308 · 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 ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) okay (c) muddy
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) nice (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) okay (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) striped
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) golden
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) good (c) enormous
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) tiny (c) fine
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) nice
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) good (c) icy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) okay
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) fine (c) cheeky
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) cuddly
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) naughty
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) good (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) good (c) gigantic
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) nice (c) okay

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