Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 47 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) mysterious
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) okay (c) golden
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) tree (c) towered
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) booming
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) nice
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sour
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) okay
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) sticky (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) nice
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) polished (c) good
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) fine (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) fine (c) okay
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) snake (c) striped
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) nice (c) good
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) fine (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread

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