Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 313 · 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 ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) squishy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) crowded (c) okay
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) tiny
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) okay
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) nice (c) speckled
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) good (c) okay
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) mysterious (c) fine
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) cheeky (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) booming
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) patchwork
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) fine
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) good
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) good (c) blooming

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