Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 318 · 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 ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) puffy
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) steaming
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) mysterious (c) okay
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) fine (c) polished
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) nice (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) good (c) spiky
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) chubby
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) bear (c) sat
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) glassy (c) fine
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) feathery
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) crispy (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) creaky
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion

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