Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 52 · 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 ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) fine (c) narrow
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) fine (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) nice (c) cuddly
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) patchwork
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) shiny
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) tiny
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) okay
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) nice
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) feathery (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) cuddly (c) sat
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) good (c) icy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rickety
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) good (c) okay
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) wobbled (c) ladder
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) enormous
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour

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