Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 65 · 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 ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fiery
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) good
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) okay (b) sticky (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) good (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) chubby
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) okay (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) okay (c) enormous
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) colourful
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) okay
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) good (c) booming
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) speckled (c) owl
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) fine
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) fine
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) icy (c) wind
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) crispy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded

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