Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 83 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) nice
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) good (c) foaming
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 ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) steaming
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) golden
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) sleek (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) puffy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) stale
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) okay
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fine (c) nice
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) fine (c) nice
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) nice
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) okay (c) fine
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) nice
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) shimmering (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) cuddly (c) bear
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) foaming (c) river
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) speckled
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) good
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rattled (c) rusty
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) patchwork

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