Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 66 · 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 ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shimmering
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rickety
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) creaky
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) spiky
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) fine
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) okay (c) cuddly
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) okay (c) cheeky
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) crowded (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) quilt (c) covered
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) okay (c) crispy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) juicy (c) nice
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) okay (c) good
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) good (b) squishy (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) okay
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) okay
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) good
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock

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