Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 322 · 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 rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) fine
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) mangoes (c) juicy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) fine (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) okay (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crispy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shiny
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) puffy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fluffy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) cheeky
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) golden
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) creaky
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) rusty (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) good

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