Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 79 · 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 crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) nice (c) fine
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) puppy (c) naughty
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) good
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) okay (c) striped
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) okay (c) nice
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) enormous
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sticky
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) good (b) patchwork (c) nice
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) mangoes (c) juicy
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) stale (c) good
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) okay (c) nice
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) okay (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) okay (c) good
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) good (c) cuddly
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) nice
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) okay
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) creaky (c) good

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