Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 85 · 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 blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) nice
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) golden (c) okay
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) good
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) sleepy (c) fine
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) dazzling (c) fireworks
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) foaming
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) fine
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) fine (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) good
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) fine (c) crowded
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) puffy
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) rusty (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) feathery
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) icy (c) nice
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) dazzling
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) okay (c) cheeky
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) gigantic (c) good

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