Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 90 · 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 ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) fine (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) nice
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) fine (c) juicy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) okay
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) fine
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) okay (c) golden
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) good
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) nice
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) chubby
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) good (c) fine
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) good
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) okay (c) good
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) cheeky
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) striped
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) fine (b) squishy (c) good
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) spiky
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) rushed (c) foaming
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) enormous (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) nice
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) good (c) gloomy
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) nice
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) colourful
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) fine (c) nice
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) fine
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) fine
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy

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