Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 8 · 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 feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) good (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) mysterious
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) good
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) dazzling (c) good
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) booming
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) nice
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) arrived (c) mysterious
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) colourful
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) curled (c) kitten
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) booming (c) thunder
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) creaky (c) nice
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) good (c) foaming
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) muddy
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shimmering
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) rickety
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) feathery
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) golden
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) chewed (b) naughty (c) puppy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) blooming
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous

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