Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 333 · 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 ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) striped
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) good (c) tiny
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) booming
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sour
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) nice (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) nice (c) fine
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) good (c) mysterious
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) good (c) spiky
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) fine (b) crowded (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) okay
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) good (c) stale
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gloomy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky

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