Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 326 · 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 ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) good (c) fine
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) fine
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fiery
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) fine (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) nice (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) fine
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) feathery
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) good
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) good (c) narrow
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) striped
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cuddly
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cheeky
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) okay
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) puffy (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles

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