Descriptive Words

Our new puppy turned out to be more ____________ than what we bargained for.

• bigger

• rambunctious

• transparent

• narrower

She looks very pretty in that red dress.

Which word below that can replace the underlined words?

• gorgeous

• potential

• tender

• sallow

I was surprised by the immaculate white bedding.

What is the meaning of the underlined word above?

• kind

• horrible

• perfect

• awful

Choose the word(s) to describe this man.

• wealthy

• Funny

• affluent

• well-off

What is the meaning of 'torrential'?

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Red spruce is a dominant species in many types of forest.

Which one is the correct answer?

• species describes red spruce

• dominant describes forest

• dominant describes red spruce

Jason stood in the street looking dejected.

Based on the sentence above, Jason felt ...

• very sad

• very happy

• afraid

I was too __________ to ask for what I wanted.

• massive

• basic

• perilous

• timid

The china cup seems too dainty in his large hands.

Choose the correct answer(s) based on the sentence above.

• dainty describes china cup

• dainty describes hands

• large describes hands

• large describes china cup

Find the descriptive adjectives in these sentences.  Tell which noun it describes.
The soft parts just dissolve and disappear.

• parts describe dissolve
• just describes disappear
• soft describes dissolve
• soft describes parts