Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 71 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) good (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) nice (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) grumpy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) creaky
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) fine (b) speckled (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) okay (c) rough
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) okay
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) nice
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) fine (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) good
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) good (c) striped
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) colourful (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) steaming (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) nice
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) fine (c) gigantic
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shimmering
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear

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