Describing Words Quiz

Kindergarten · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of adjectives and describing words.

Questions

Which word is a describing word?
1. ball
2. jump
3. red
4. school
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Answer: red
Red is a color word that describes what something looks like. Ball=noun, jump=action, school=place noun.
The word 'tiny' describes size.
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Answer: True
Tiny tells us how small something is — it is a size describing word.
In 'a soft pillow,' the word 'soft' is a ___ word.
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Answer: describing
Soft tells us how the pillow feels — it is a describing word (adjective) that adds detail to the noun pillow.
Which describing word tells about color?
1. huge
2. sweet
3. blue
4. rough
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Answer: blue
Blue names a color. Huge=size, sweet=taste, rough=texture.
Describing words are also called adjectives.
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Answer: True
Adjective is the grammar term for a describing word.
In 'the cold ice cream,' what is the describing word?
1. the
2. cold
3. ice cream
4. ice
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Answer: cold
Cold tells us how the ice cream feels — it describes the noun 'ice cream.'
'Sweet,' 'sour,' and 'salty' are ___ words.
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Answer: taste
Sweet, sour, and salty all describe what things taste like — they are taste words.
The word 'run' is a describing word.
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Answer: False
Run is an action word (verb) — it tells what someone does, not what something is like.
Which word describes texture (how something feels)?
1. tall
2. loud
3. fluffy
4. yellow
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Answer: fluffy
Fluffy describes how something feels to touch — it is a texture word. Tall=size, loud=sound, yellow=color.
Describing words tell us more about nouns.
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Answer: True
That is exactly what adjectives do — they give us more information about the nouns in a sentence.

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