Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 38 · 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 ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) sour (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) juicy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) nice (c) chubby
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) gloomy (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) fine
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sleepy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) good (c) patchwork
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) fine
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) okay
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) feathery
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) good (c) grumpy
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) puffy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sleek
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
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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