Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 312 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) good
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) nice (c) speckled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sour
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) good
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) fine (c) tiny
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) chubby
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sticky
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) nice (c) shiny
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) polished (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) okay (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) nice (c) fine
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) good
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) sleek (c) car
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) feathery
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) fine (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) colourful
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor

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