Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 336 · 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) sour (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sticky
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) muddy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gloomy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) fine
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) okay (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) good (c) juicy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) good (c) chubby
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) feathery
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) okay
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) shiny
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) okay (c) crispy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) speckled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) crowded (c) market
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) fine (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) squishy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cuddly

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