Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 49 · 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) fine (b) dazzling (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) okay
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) fine
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) good
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) patchwork (c) nice
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rusty
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) good
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) mysterious
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) glassy (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sleepy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) good (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) fine (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) creaky
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
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 ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) okay (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shimmering
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles

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