Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 337 · 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 shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sleek
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) fine (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) nice (c) speckled
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) okay (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) nice
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) fine (c) good
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) good (c) fine
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) glassy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) good
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) crispy (c) okay

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