Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 44 · 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) okay (b) dazzling (c) good
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) steaming
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crispy
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) fine
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) nice (c) naughty
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) juicy
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) fine
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) colourful
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) squishy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) muddy (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rough
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) okay
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) nice (c) narrow
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fiery
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy

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