Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 82 · 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 ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) fine (c) booming
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) shimmering
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) gigantic
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) colourful
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) nice (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sticky
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) fine
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) rough (c) scraped
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) sour (c) nice
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) spread (c) peacock
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) nice (c) good
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) feathery
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) nice
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) dazzling
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) polished
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) spiky
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) good
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) car (c) zoomed
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) good
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated

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