Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 64 · 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 ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) good (c) steaming
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) okay (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) okay
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) fine
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fluffy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) feathery (c) grass
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gigantic
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) okay
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) grumpy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) crispy (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) spiky
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) okay (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shimmering
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rusty
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) nice (c) juicy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) good (c) polished
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) striped

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