Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 14: Adjectives that paint a picture · Set 98 · 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 ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) fine (c) nice
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) filled (c) juicy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) booming
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sour
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleek
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) good
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) naughty
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) fine
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) good (c) cuddly
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) rickety
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) okay
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shaggy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) feathery (c) fine
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) sank (c) squishy
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fiery
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) okay (b) nice (c) creaky
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) nice (b) steaming (c) okay
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sticky
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) gloomy
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) okay
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) fine
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) spiky
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) good (b) stale (c) fine
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) good (c) nice

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