Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 74 · 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 ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) creaky
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) good
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) good
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rough
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) muddy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) nice (c) steaming
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) good
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rickety
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) patchwork (c) okay
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) fiery
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) okay
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) good (c) narrow
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) spiky (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) shiny (c) good
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) fine
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sticky
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) cushion (c) squishy
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) nice (b) rusty (c) good
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) polished (c) good
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) sticky (c) jalebis

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