Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 45 · 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 ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gigantic
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) fine
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) good (c) speckled
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cuddly
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) good
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) fine (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) fine (c) grumpy
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) nice
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) feathery
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) good (c) blooming
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) good (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) mangoes (c) juicy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) good
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) rushed (c) river
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) rough (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) booming
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) nice
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) good

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