Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 4 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gigantic
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) nice
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) cheeky (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) nice
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) fine
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) naughty
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) fine (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) nice
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) fine
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleepy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) juicy (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) okay (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) nice (c) muddy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) good

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