Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 31 · 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 striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) good (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) foaming (c) fine
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) dazzling
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) nice (c) steaming
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sour
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) polished
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) gigantic
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) booming
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) good (c) enormous
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) good (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) colourful
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) squishy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) nice
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) narrow
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) spiky
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) good (c) patchwork
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) good (c) fine
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) okay

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