Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 89 · 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 ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) good (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) fine (c) okay
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) nice
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) chilli (b) made (c) fiery
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) nice
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) good
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) okay
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) sticky (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) fine
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) fine (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rusty
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) feathery
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) blooming
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) fine
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) nice
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) fine (c) good
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) creaky (c) okay
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) shaggy (c) barked
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) rope (c) scraped
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) good (c) foaming
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sour
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) nice
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) carried (c) ant
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey

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