Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 327 · 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 ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crowded
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) good (c) tiny
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) glassy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) mysterious (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) steaming (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) foaming
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) muddy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) fine
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) shiny
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fine (c) fluffy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) good (c) fine
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 juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) cheeky (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) fine (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) speckled

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