Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 43 · 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 ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) grumpy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) nice
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shaggy
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 rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) fine (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) icy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) good
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shiny
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) tiny
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) okay
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) polished
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) rickety (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sour
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming

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