Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 77 · 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 ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sticky
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) squishy
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) nice (c) fine
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) nice
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) enormous
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) foaming (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) mysterious
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) fiery (c) made
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) dazzling
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) naughty
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) okay (c) speckled
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) rusty (c) nice
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) colourful
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) gigantic (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) good
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) crispy

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