Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 5 · 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 ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) gloomy
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) good
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) nice
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) okay
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) good
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) fine
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rough
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) puffy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) nice
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) cheeky (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) fine
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) icy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) fine
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) booming
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) okay
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sour
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) nice (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) dazzling (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek

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