Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 37 · 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 ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) fine (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rusty
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) gloomy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sleek
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) cheeky
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) steaming
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) good
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) feathery
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) grumpy (c) snored
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fluffy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) good
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) okay
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) grumpy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) okay
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) fine
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) okay (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped

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