Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 93 · 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 booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) spiky (c) pricked
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) fine
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) fine
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) fine
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) mysterious (c) good
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) naughty
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) colourful
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) grumpy (c) giant
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cheeky
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) good (c) glassy
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) feathery
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) booming (c) okay
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) good
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) fine
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) okay
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) dazzling
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) okay
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) good
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) fine (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) nice
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed

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