Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 87 · 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 dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) fine (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) okay (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) crispy (c) fine
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) fine
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) juicy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) good (c) tiny
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) fluffy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) okay
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) nice (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) okay (c) fine
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) okay (c) nice
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) creaky
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) narrow
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) nice
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) puffy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) crowded (c) buzzed
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) colourful

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