Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 329 · 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 creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sour
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) okay
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shiny
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) naughty (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) enormous (c) nice
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) nice
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) okay (c) narrow
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) stale
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) feathery
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) fine
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) blooming
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) good (c) crowded
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) good (c) crispy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) nice

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