Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 84 · 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 stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cuddly
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) glassy
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shiny
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) okay
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) stale (c) okay
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) good
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) speckled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rusty
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) gloomy (c) okay
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) good (b) fine (c) foaming
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
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 squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) nice
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) okay
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) enormous
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek

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