Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 41 · 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 ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) nice (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) fine (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) nice (c) naughty
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) hooted (c) owl
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) good (c) nice
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) patchwork (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) good (c) steaming
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) good
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) good
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) fine (c) colourful
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) creaky
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) crowded
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) fine
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fluffy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) okay (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) icy

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