Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 97 · 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 ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) naughty
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) nice (c) okay
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) twisted (b) road (c) narrow
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) shiny (c) fine
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) nice (b) good (c) dazzling
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) glassy (c) good
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
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 ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) gloomy
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fireworks (c) lit
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fiery
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) owl (b) hooted (c) speckled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) nice (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) rough
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) nice (c) fine
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) good
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) good (b) steaming (c) okay
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) okay (c) booming
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) lake (c) reflected
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) okay
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) tiny
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) cheeky
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) foaming
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) fine (c) okay

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