Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 338 · 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 speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rough
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) nice (c) fine
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) okay
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) okay
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) fine (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) good (c) sour
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) polished (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) gloomy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rusty
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) good (c) striped
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) fine (c) squishy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) dazzling
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sticky
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) okay (c) icy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) nice (c) fine

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