Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 57 · 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 ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) good
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rusty
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) nice (c) foaming
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gigantic
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) speckled
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) feathery (c) nice
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) steaming
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gloomy
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) creaky (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) fine
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) fine (c) sleek
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) good
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) nice (c) stale
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) good
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) good (c) nice

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