Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 36 · 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 ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) okay (c) good
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fiery
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) good (c) tiny
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) owl (c) hooted
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fluffy
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) good (c) gloomy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) crispy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) foaming
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) fine
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) okay
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) naughty
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) puffy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) shaggy (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) shiny (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) feathery (c) okay
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) good (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) grumpy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted

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