Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 72 · 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 shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) nice
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) okay (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) gloomy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) chubby (c) nice
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) squishy (c) good
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) crispy (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) good (c) steaming
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) sat (c) bear
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gigantic
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) icy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) nice (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) good (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) nice (c) fiery
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) fine (c) okay
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rusty
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) colourful
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fluffy
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) fine

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