Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 81 · 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 ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) okay (c) fine
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) good (c) booming
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) narrow (c) road
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) spiky (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) good
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) rickety (c) nice
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) glassy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) foaming (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) speckled (c) okay
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) puffy
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) barked (c) dog
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) good (b) fine (c) polished
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) okay (c) nice
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) okay (c) nice
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) narrow (c) okay
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) okay (c) blooming
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rough
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) good
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) shiny
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) feathery
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) good (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) fine

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