Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 54 · 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 ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rickety
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) okay (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleek
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) fine (c) steaming
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) good
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) dazzling (c) nice
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) good
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) okay
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) creaky
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) naughty (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) okay
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice

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