Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 332 · 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 blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) gloomy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) nice
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sleek
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rickety
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) good (c) squishy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) glassy (c) fine
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) shiny
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) okay (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fluffy (c) okay
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sleepy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) good
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) naughty
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) feathery (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) nice

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