Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 59 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) icy (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) good (c) juicy
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) crispy (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rusty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) okay
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) good
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) good
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) nice (c) steaming
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sour
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) puffy (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) fine
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) fluffy (c) curled
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) fine
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) feathery (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) speckled (c) hooted
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed

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