Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 309 · 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 ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) feathery (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) good (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) colourful
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) good (c) spiky
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) speckled
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) nice
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) shaggy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) polished
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) good
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) fine (c) crowded
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) fine (c) narrow
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed

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