Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 335 · 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 ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rusty
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) fluffy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) nice (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) nice (c) stale
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) good (c) juicy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) blooming
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) tickled (c) grass
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) good (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) speckled
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) nice (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) fine
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) striped
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) squishy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) booming
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) fine
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) icy (c) good
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) puffy (c) nice
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant

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