Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 95 · 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 ___ wind howled all night.” (a) nice (b) icy (c) okay
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shiny
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) nice (b) feathery (c) fine
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) good (c) nice
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) okay (c) nice
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) nice (c) okay
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) okay
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) steaming
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fiery
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) juicy (c) good
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) polished (c) okay
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) nice (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) nice (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) fine
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) nice (c) blooming
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) okay
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sour
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) gigantic
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) good (c) golden
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) fine (c) naughty
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) lion (c) dozed
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) squeaked (c) polished
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sleepy
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) fine
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) rushed (b) river (c) foaming
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) good

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