Adjectives

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Adjectives

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another

person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun

that they modify.

In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

. They live in a beautiful house.

!. "isa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.

Forming adjectives Typical adjective endings

#ome adjectives can be identified by their endings. Typical adjective endings include:

. -able/-ible understandable, capable, readable, incredible

!. -al mathematical, functional, influential, chemical

$. -ful beautiful, bashful, helpful, harmful

%. -ic artistic, manic, rustic, terrific

&. -ive submissive, intuitive, inventive, attractive

'. -less sleeveless, hopeless, groundless, restless

(. -ous gorgeous, dangerous, adventurous, fabulous

#ometimes when adding these endings changes have to be made. )ere are some rules for forming

adjectives and their exceptions:

Add Exceptions Word Adjective

-al If ending with an ‘e‘, drop it Natur e Natural

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Function Functional

-y If ending with an ‘e‘, drop itIce

Oil

Icy

Oily

-ful If ending with a ‘y‘, replace with an ‘i‘Beauty

Peace

Beautiful

Peaceful

-ous/-ious If ending with a ‘y‘, drop itMyster yDanger

MysteriousDangerous

-ic If ending with a ‘y‘, drop itHistor y

Rust

Historic

Rustic

Forming adjectives from nouns and verbs

Adjectives can be formed from different words. They can be formed from nouns:

Noun Adjective

accident accidental

danger dangerous

length long

star starry

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Noun Adjective

wind windy

*rom verbs:

Verb Adjective

enoy enoya!le

help helpful

o!ey o!edient

play playful

tal" tal"ati#e

+r even from other adjectives:

Adjective Adjective

co$ic co$ical

correct correcti#e

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Adjective Adjective

elder elderly

red reddish

sic" sic"ly

Examples of forming adjectives. +ur house color is a ind of yellow. - e live in a yellowish house.

!. )e often acts lie a child. - )e often acts in a childish way.

$. The event was a big success. - e enjoyed a successful event.

%. e enjoyed the sound of the drum/s rhythm. - e enjoyed the drum/s rhythmic sound.

&. #he adopted a dog without a home. - #he adopted a homeless dog.

'. "oo out, that plant is poison. - "oo out for that poisonous plant.

(. It loos lie it will rain today. - It loos lie we/ll have rainy weather today.

0. #he always acts with courtesy. - #he always behaves in a courteous manner.

1. )er hair is pretty. - #he has the prettiest hair.

2. e go for a wal each day. - e go for a daily wal.

Forming adjectives exercises

. 3hoose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:

A. inventive, invent, invented



4. curiosity, curious, curiousive

3. proliferate, prolific, proud

Answers: A 5 inventive 4 5 curious 3 5 prolific

!. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. smell

4. chill

3. width

Answers: A 5 smelly 4 5 chilly 3 5 wide

$. *orm adjectives from the following verbs:

A. interested

4. ama6ed

3. annoyed

Answers: A 5 interesting 4 5 ama6ing 3 5 annoying

%. *orm adjectives from the following verbs. #ome words may be formed into more than oneadjective:

A. escape

4. improve

3. damage

Answers: A 5 escaped, escaping 4 5 improved, improving 3 5 damaged, damaging

&. *orm longer adjectives from the following adjectives. #ome words may be formed into more than

one adjective:

A. funny

4. incorrect



3. blue

Answers: A 5 funnier, funniest 4 5 incorrectly 3 5 bluest, bluer, blueish

'. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. magic

4. fool

3. lady

Answers: A 5 magical 4 5 foolish 3 5 ladylie

(. *orm two adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. life

4. power

3. friend

Answers: A 5 lifelie, lifeless 4 5 powerful, powerless 3 5 friendly, friendless

0. *orm adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. cost

4. war

3. month

Answers: A 5 costly 4 5 warlie 3 5 monthly


A. poison

4. courtesy

3. mystery

Answers: A 5 poisonous 4 5 courteous 3 5 mysterious




A. athlete

4. photograph

3. science

Answers: A 5 athletic 4 5 photographic 3 5 scientific

Denominal adjectives

What are denominal adjectives?

7enominal adjectives 8sometimes called denominal adjectives9 are adjectives derived from nouns.*or example:

. A mathematical pu66le. 8a pu66le based on mathematics9

!. A biological experiment. 8an experiment in biology9

$. A wooden boat. 8a boat made of wood9

roper adjectives are derived from proper nouns. They commonly describe something in terms of

nationality, religious affiliation, or culture. "ie proper nouns, proper adjectives have their first letter

capitali6ed. *or example:

. I married a Russian woman.

!. The Jewish community in ;< is very large.

Adjectives of this type should be carefully distinguished from adjectives denoting nationalities

8nominal adjectives9. *or example:

. 7enominal Adjective: The French people are noted for their wines.

!. ;ominal Adjective: The French are noted for their wines.

or:

. 7enominal Adjective: The poor people are more vulnerable.

!. ;ominal Adjective: The poor are getting poorer.



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Examples of denominal adjectives

. A mathematical pu66le.

!. A biological experiment.

$. A wooden boat.

%. I married an American woman.

&. The Jewish community in ;< is very big.

'. =ary has a collection of expensive Russian dolls.

(. In the winter you must wear heavy woolen clothes.

0. The polar bear is listed as threatened.

Denominal adjective exercises

. 3hoose the sentence containing the denominal adjective:

A. e wored on our homewor all evening.

4. e spent the evening woring on our >nglish homewor.

3. e felt sad about using the evening to do our homewor.

Answer: 4. e spent the evening woring on our >nglish homewor.

!. A or 4? hich of the following sentences contain denominal adjectives?

A. "ondon is noted for its many museums and monuments.

4. "ondon is noted for its art museums and monuments.

A. The @apanese embassy is nearby.

4. The embassy of @apan is nearby.

A. I gave him a wooden waling stic.



4. )e needs to use a waling stic.

Answers: 4,A,A

$. A, 4, or 3? hich phrase contains the denominal adjective?

A. tidal wave

4. screen door

3. 2monthold baby

A. bunny rabbit

4. junior high

3. wooden boat

A. iller bees

4. weird science

3. oh, fudgeB

Answers: A, 3, A

%. 3hoose the correct denominal adjective for each sentence:

A. The sun had a cold, CCCCCCCCCCCCC gleam.

• metallic

• strange

• constant

4. e waled along at a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC pace.

• quic

• leisurely

• fast



3. )e does an CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC chec of his email.

• interest

• hourly

• scanning

Answers: metallic, leisurely, hourly

&. hich sentences contain proper denominal adjectives?

A. The @apanese are noted for their sushi.

4. The @apanese people are noted for their sushi.

A. )e is >nglish, but he married a Dussian.

4. )e is an >nglishman, but he married a Dussian woman.

A. ;ew <or is home to many nationalitiesE for example, there are many uerto Dicans living

there.

4. ;ew <or is a melting pot of nationalitiesE for example, there are many uerto Dican people

living there.

Answers: 4,4,4

'. hich group of words contains only denominal adjectives?

A. orderly, order, port

4. masterly, orderly, cowardly

3. cowardly, orderly, order

Answer: 4

(. hich of the following sentences does not contain a denominal adjective?

A. The dining room was comfortably appointed.

4. #he rowed across the Atlantic in a wooden dinghy.



3. )is grandfather was a carpenter of talent.

Answer: 3

0. hich group of words contains no denominal adjectives?

A. Armenian, Indian, American

4. museum, clothing, party

3. restaurant, wooden, shindig

Answer: 4

1. *ind the proper denominal adjective in each of the following sentences:

A. )is favorite dessert is Ferman chocolate cae.

4. #he is a longstanding member of the 7emocratic party.

3. e met some interesting Domanian people on the train.

Answer: A: Ferman 4: 7emocratic 3: Domanian

2. roper or not? Identify the denominal adjectives in the following sentences and state whether

they are proper.

A. The Gueen had rosy chees.

4. e enjoyed the finest Free goat cheese available.

3. They lived in a bric house.

7. e went to aris for our yearly vacation.

>. =y grandfather is a member of the 4ritish parliament.

Answers:

A. rosy, not proper

4. Free, proper

3. bric, not proper



7. yearly, not proper

>. 4ritish, proper

Comparing adjectivesForming comparative adjectives

As well as serving as modifying words lie beautiful and big, adjectives are also used for indicating

the position on a scale of comparison. The lowest point on the scale is nown as the absolute form,

the middle point is nown as the comparative form, and the highest point is nown as

the superlativeform. )ere are some examples:

Absolute Comparative Superlative

%his !oo" is long& %his !oo" is longer than that !oo"& %his is the longest !oo"&

%he airport is far& %he airport is farther than the train station& %his is the farthestairport&

My $o$ is a goodcoo"& My $o$ is a better coo" than your $o$& My $o$ is the bestcoo"&

The comparative form

hen two objects or persons are being compared, the comparative form of the adjective is used.

The comparative adjective can be formed in two ways:

. Adding 5er to the absolute form of the adjective.

!. Adding the word more before the adjective.

*or example:

. =y essay is longer than yours.






!. #he is more beautiful than her sister.

)ere are the rules for choosing and forming the right form:

Add When Example orming and Exceptions

' er(ords of one

sylla!le%his is a longer !oo"&

• (ords ending with ‘e‘, add ‘r‘ to the

end of the word )e&g&, la$e * la$er+&

• (ords with one #owel and one

consonant at the end, dou!le the consonant

and add ' er to the end of the word )e&g&, !ig

* !igger+&

• (ords with $ore than one #owel or

$ore than one consonant at the end, add '

er to the end of the word )e&g&, hard *

harder+&

' er

(ords of two

sylla!les ending

with ‘y‘

%his doll is prettier&hange ‘y‘ to ‘i‘, and add ' er to the end of

the word&

more(ords of twosylla!les not

ending with ‘y‘

He is morechar$ing

than his friend&Insert more !efore the adecti#e

more%hree sylla!le

words or longer

%his is

amore powerful

ca!le&

Insert more !efore the adecti#e

hen comparing two things, the word than is positioned between the adjective and the thing being

compared. *or example:

. Apples are tastier than oranges.

!. This painting is more interesting than that painting.

uperlatives



The superlative is used to say what thing or person has the most of a particular quality within a

group or of its ind. The superlative can be formed in two ways:

. Adding 5est to the absolute form of the adjective.

!. Adding the word most before the adjective.

*or example:

. This is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.

!. The biggest table in the room.

)ere are the rules for choosing and forming the right form:

Add When Example orming and Exceptions

' est(ords of one

sylla!le

%his is the

longest !oo"&

• (ords ending with ‘e‘, add ‘st‘ to

the end of the word )e&g&, large * largest+&

• (ords with one #owel and one

consonant at the end, dou!le the consonant

and add ' est to the end of the word )e&g&, !ig

* !iggest+&

• (ords with $ore than one #owel or

$ore than one consonant at the end, add '

est to the end of the word )e&g&, !lue *

!luest+&

' est

(ords of two

sylla!les ending

with ‘y‘

%his doll is the

prettiest&

hange ‘y‘ to ‘i‘, and add ' est to the end of

the word&

mos

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(ords of two

sylla!les not

ending with ‘y‘

He is

themostchar$ing !oy

at school&

Insert most !efore the adecti#e

mos

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%hree sylla!le

words or longer

%his is

themost powerful

story&

Insert most !efore the adecti#e



#uperlatives are usually preceded by the word the.

!ositive form

The positive form is used in cases where there are no differences between the two compared things

or persons. To form the positive, we use the word as before and after the absolute form of the

adjective. *or example:

. 7anny is as smart as hillip.

!. #he is as beautiful as her older sister.

This can also be applied in a negative context to indicate that the compared objects are not similar:

. 7anny is not as smart as hillip.

!. #he is not as beautiful as her older sister.

Exceptions "irregular forms#

3ertain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees:

Absolute Comparative Superlative

-ood Better Best

Bad (orse (orst

.ittle .ess .east

Much/$any/so$e More Most

Examples of comparing adjectives

. This house is bigger than that one.



!. This flower is more beautiful than that.

$. )e is taller than =r. )ulas.

%. )e is more intelligent than this boy.

&. @onathan is the most handsome man on campus.

'. This is the prettiest dress in the window.

(. I lost my most comfortable shoes.

0. =y job is worse than yours.

Comparing adjective exercises. 3hoose the comparative adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. )er hair is short.

!. )er hair is shorter than it was before.

$. )er hair is the shortest it has ever been.

4.

. e live nearer the train station than we used to.

!. ar in the lot nearest the train station.

$. I now the train station is somewhere near.

3.

. =y dog might be ugly, but he is nice.

!. That/s the ugliest dog I/ve ever seenB

$. 4ecause he was uglier than the others, my dog won the ugly dog contest.



7.

. <our presentation was more informative than most.

!. #he gave an informative tal on honeybees.

$. That/s the most informative speech I/ve ever heard rofessor 4rown giveB

Answers: A: ! 5 shorter 4: 5 nearer 3: $ 5 uglier 7: : more informative

!. hich of the following sentences does not contain a comparing adjective?

A. I/d lie to have more participation from each of you this time around.

4. If you/d have listened better, you wouldn/t be confused right now.

3. They live in the bric house on the corner.

Answer:3

$. 3hoose the superlative adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. That/s the best ice cream I/ve ever tastedB

!. <ou/re a lot nicer than your sister.

$. This is delicious cae.

4.

. This presentation seems longer than usual.

!. +f all the hairstyles in the room, hers is most stylish.

$. I/m often trying to do better than others.

3.

. "ae #ilfra has some of the clearest water on the world.

!. This shop carries nicer things than it used to.



$. =y cat has three adorable ittens.

7.

. 4e carefulE that/s a fragile vase.

!. <ou/re more cheerful than you used to be.

$. This is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me.

Answers: A 5 : best 4 5 !: most stylish 3 5 : clearest 7 5 $: most exciting

%. hich of the following sentences contains a superlative adjective?

A. I can run further than before.

4. #he has the pinest chees I/ve ever seenB

3. @immy is a cute baby.

Answer: : 4 5 pinest

&. 3hoose the absolute adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. <our face is red.

!. <ou have the reddest faceB

$. If you don/t wear sunscreen, your face will get redder.

4.

. This is the best boo I/ve ever read.

!. I lie this boo better than the last one I read.

$. That/s a good boo.

3.

. =ost chocolate is sweet.



!. =il chocolate is sweeter than dar chocolate.

$. I/m not sure which chocolate is sweetest.

7.

. This is a charming house.

!. +ur new home is so much more charming than our old one.

$. #he/s the most charming person I/ve ever met.

Answers: A 5 : red 4 5 $: good 3 5 : sweet 7 5 charming

'. 3hoose the correct comparing adjective for each sentence:

A. =y mother is a CCCCCCCCCCCCC woman.

• #mart

• #marter

• #martest

4. The surgeon wored CCCCCCCCCCCC to stabili6e the patient.

• Guicly

• =ost quicly

• =ore quicly

3. e ran CCCCCCCCCCCCCC than we did last wee.

• *ast

• *aster

• *astest

7. After the party, the house was the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC it/s ever been.



• =essy

• =essier

• =essiest

Answers: A 5 smart 4 5 quicly 3 5 faster 7 5 messiest

(. ;ame the type of comparing adjective in each sentence:

A. @inx is a hairy dog.

4. #he has the bluest eyes I/ve ever seen.

3. )e made me madder than I/ve been in a long time.

7. e felt more excited than ever when we heard the news.

Answers: A 5 absolute 4 5 superlative 3 5 comparative 7 5 comparative

0. 3hoose the sentence with the positive form comparing adjective:

A. This boo is more interesting than that one.

4. The story we heard this wee was as interesting as last wee/s.

3. This is one of the most interesting stories I/ve ever heard.

Answer: 4

1. hich of the following sentences contains a comparing adjective in the comparative form?

A. e/ve had a run of bad luc lately.

4. This is the worst snowstorm we have had in ten years.

3. <our injury is worse than mine.

Answer: 3 5 worse

2. hich of the following sentences contains a comparing adjective in the superlative form?

A. #he is not as mean as her older sister is.



4. This is the least exciting movie I/ve ever seen.

3. =r. 4rown is more boring than =r. hilips.

Answer: 4 5 least exciting

Compound adjectives

What are compound adjectives?

A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the

same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity. *or example:

. 7iana submitted a 6-page document.

!. #he adopted a two-year-old cat.

Compound adjectives $ Exceptions

;ote that combining an adverb and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. ;o hyphen

is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the

subsequent noun. *or example:

. It was a terribly hot day.

!. It is an amazingly good idea.

In addition, you should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if the adjectives are capitali6ed,

such as when they are part of a title.

Examples of compound adjectives

. This is a four-foot table.

!. 7aniella is a part-time worer.

$. This is an all-too-common error.

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&. )e is a cold-blooded man.

'. I love this brightly-lit roomB

(. 7anny/s dog is well-behaved.

0. <ou have to be open-minded about things.

Compound adjective exercises

. *rom each group, choose the sentence that contains a compound adjective:

A. #heila was horribly moody.

4. e/d lie you to be part of the decisionmaing process.

3. The company showed steady improvement in their stoc trades.

A. This is a widely used procedure for finishing wood floors.

4. =oths ate his woolen socs.

3. That was really generous of you.

A. #haron/s adopted son is five years old today.

4. =y new car has leather upholstery.

3. #he was a wellnown actress by the time she reached age five.

Answers:4, A, 3

!. Hsing hyphens in compound adjectives: hich sentences are correct?

A. The group was full of rowdy 2 year old schoolboys.

4. The group was full of rowdy 2yearold schoolboys.

A. The actress is well nown.

4. The actress is wellnown.



A. They enjoyed a threeyear profit strea.

4. They enjoyed a threeyearprofit strea.

Answers:4, A, A

$. Hsing 5ly adverbs in compound adjectives: hich sentences are correct?

A. Along the river, rapidly increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

4. Along the river, rapidlyincreasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

A. =y neighbor @im is an internationally recogni6ed author.

4. =y neighbor @im is an internationallyrecogni6ed author.

A. The ban robbers tried to hatch their ill conceived plan and failed.

4. The ban robbers tried to hatch their illconceived plan and failed.

Answers:A, A, 4

%. 3hoose the correct compound adjective for each sentence.

A. )e is fond of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC #cotch.

• good

• !yearold

• 2 year old

4. The weather has been CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC lately.

• terriblycold

• terribly cold

• too cold

3. 4abysitting these ids is lie trying to manage a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• three ring circus



• threeringcircus

• threering circus

Answers: A 5 !yearold 4 5 terribly cold 3 5 threering circus

&. *ill in the blans with the best compound adjective for the situation:

A. =elanie has everything she needs. #he is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• twofaced

• very badly behaved

• wellcared for

4. "ouis overcomes difficulties easily. )e is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• shorttempered

• levelheaded

• internationally renowned

3. =r. 3han lies to hear about new ideas. )e is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• strongminded

• two faced

• openminded

Answers: A 5 wellcared for 4 5 levelheaded 3 5 openminded

'. *ill in the blans with the best phrase for the situation:

A. @esse was promoted, so he bought CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• himselfa brand new car

• himself a brandnewcar

• himself a brandnew car



4. The CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC has been going on for decades.

• gun control debate

• guncontrol debate

• guncontroldebate

3. The sound of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC always soothes my mind.

• gentlyflowing water

• gently flowing water

• gentlyflowingwater

Answers: A 5 himself a brandnew car 4 5 guncontrol debate 3 5 gently flowing water

(. *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the correct compound adjective:

A. =aria is oldfashioned. #he can/t quite see the words on the blacboard.

4. =aria is nearsighted. #he can/t quite see the words on the blacboard.

3. =aria is very shy. #he can/t quite see the words on the bacboard.

A. #he wore an oldfashioned dress to the ball.

4. #he wore a deeplyrooted dress to the ball.

3. #he wore a seasonal dress to the ball.

A. )e wors for a Texasbased pharmaceutical company.

4. )e wors for a rapidly increasing pharmaceutical company.

3. )e wors for an Americanstyle pharmaceutical company.

Answers:4 5 nearsighted A 5 oldfashioned 3 5 Texasbased

0. 3reating compound adjectives: *rom each group, choose the sentence pair that maes the most

sense.



A. I don/t lie glue that dries slowly. This is a quicdrying glue.

4. 7id you now that some plants eat meat? 7id you now that there are meateating plants?

3. rofessor 4rown has a very narrow mind. rofessor 4rown/s mind is very narrow.

A. The price of the car was high. It was a highpriced car.

4. The meal tasted good. This was a tastefulmeal.

3. )e lies to weigh in on political issues. )e is loudmouthed and boring.

A. The tapeworm measured $& inches. The tapeworm measured $&inches.

4. The duc has flat feet. That/s a flatfooted duc.

3. hy not try some carrot juice? )ave some carrotjuice.

Answers:4 5 meateating plants A 5 highpriced car 4 5 flatfooted duc

1. 3ompound adjectives containing numbers: *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the

correct compound adjective.

A. The earthworms were at least three inches long.

4. )e ate a !inch sandwich for lunch.

3. The sumo champion weighed !2ilograms.

A. )e drives a oneton truc.

4. +ur house has threebedrooms and twobathrooms.

3. There are ninecarrots in each bottle of juice.

A. =y new chainsaw cost threehundred dollars.

4. I got a $22dollar chainsaw for two hundred dollars.

3. The best chainsaws cost more than threehundreddollars.

Answers:4 5 !inch sandwich A 5 oneton truc 4 5 $22dollar chainsaw



2. Hse the underlined phrase to mae a compound adjective.

A. )e suggested an innovative plan to save money.

4. )er brother had a sharp mind.

3. =y cat died suddenly when it was ten years old.

Answers:

A. )e suggested an innovative moneysaving plan.

4. )er brother was sharpminded.

3. =y tenyearold cat died suddenly.

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&o' to order adjectives in English

In many languages, adjectives denoting attributes usually occur in a specific order. Fenerally, the

adjective order in >nglish is:

. Guantity or number

!. Guality or opinion

$. #i6e

%. Age

&. #hape

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(. roper adjective 8often nationality, other place of origin, or material9

0. urpose or qualifier

*or example:

. I love that really big old green antiue car that always pared at the end of the street.







!. =y sister adopted a beautiful big white bulldog.

hen there are two or more adjectives that are from the same group, the word and is placed

between the two adjectives:

. The house is green and red.

!. The library has old and new boos.

hen there are three or more adjectives from the same adjective group, place a comma between

each of the coordinate adjectives:

. e live in the big green! white and red house at the end of the street.

!. =y friend lost a red! blac" and white watch.

A comma is not placed between an adjective and the noun.

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Jquality 5 age 5 si6e 5 color 5 proper adjectiveK

!. =y sister has a big! beautiful! tan and white, bulldog. Jsi6e 5 quality 5 color 5 colorK

$. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion 5 age 5 originK

%. A big suare blue box. Jdimension 5 shape 5 colorK

&. A disgusting pin" plastic ornament. Jopinion 5 color 5 materialK

'. #ome slim new French trousers. Jdimension 5 age 5 originK

(. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion 5 age 5 originK

0. I bought a pair of blac" leather shoes. Jcolor 5 materialK

%rder of adjectives exercises

. 3hoose the best answer for each sentence.

A. The house is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

• large and white

• white and large

• large white

4. They live in a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC house.

• large and white

• white and large

• large white

Answers: A 5 large and white 4 5 large white

!. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. e too a ride on a blue, old 3hinese bus.



4. e too a ride on a 3hinese, old, blue bus.

3. e too a ride on an old, blue 3hinese bus.

Answer: 3

$. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. I/d lie three good reasons why you don/t lie spinach.

4. I/d lie a good three reasons why you don/t lie spinach.

3. I/d lie good reasons three why you don/t lie spinach.

Answer: A

%. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. I lie that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.

4. I lie that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.

3. I lie that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.

Answer: 4

&. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. =y brother rode a beautiful big blac *riesian horse in the parade.

4. =y brother rode a beautiful *riesian big blac horse in the parade.

3. =y brother rode a big, blac, beautiful *riesian horse in the parade.

Answer: A

'. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. =y grandmother lives in the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC house on the corner

• little blue, green and white

• little blue and green and white



• little, blue, green, and white

4. The store carries an assortment of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC objects.

• interesting new, old and antique

• new, old, interesting and antique

• interesting, old and new and antique

3. e went for a twowee cruise on a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ocean liner.

• incredible brandnew, huge Italian

• incredible, huge, brandnew Italian

• Italian incredible, brandnew, huge

Answers: A 5 little blue, green and white 4 5 interesting new, old and antique 3 5 incredible, huge,

brandnew Italian

(. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. I bought a pair of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC boots.

•

new, nice, red rain

• nice new red rain

• red nice new rain

4. =y dad was thrilled with his gift of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC bowties for his clown act.

• three squirting new nice big poladotted

• three poladotted nice new squirting

• three nice big new poladotted squirting

3. lease put the marbles into that CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC box.

• round little old red



• little old round red

• little old red round

Answers: A 5 nice new red rain 4 5 three nice big new poladotted squirting 3 5 little old round red

0. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan:

A. I was surprised to receive a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC puppy for my birthday.

• little, cute, eightweeold golden retriever

• cute eightweeold little golden retriever

• cute little eightweeold golden retriever

4. +ur wor uniform consists of blac pants, blac shoes, and a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC shirt.

• yellow baggy big polo

• big baggy yellow polo

• baggy yellow big polo

3. I/ve been spending a lot of time in antique shops looing for the perfect CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

cloc.

• little silver Italian cucoo

• little Italian silver cucoo

• silver little Italian cucoo

Answers: A 5 cute little eightweeold golden retriever 4 5 big baggy yellow polo 3 5 little silver

Italian cucoo

1. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac and white stripes.

4. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac with white stripes.

3. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac, white stripes.



Answer: A

2. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. 7uring my college years, I wore a red, white and blac big hat to sporting events.

4. 7uring my college years, I wore a big red, white and blac hat to sporting events.

3. 7uring my college years, I wore a big red white and blac, hat to sporting events.

Answer: 4

(ists of adjectivesCommon adjectives

• Food

• ;ew

• *irst

• "ast

• "ong

• great

• little

• own

• other

• old

• right



• big

• high

• different

• small

• large

• next

• early

• young

• important

• few

• public

• bad

• same

• able

Appearance adjectives

• adorable

• beautiful

• clean

• drab

• elegant



• fancy

• glamorous

• handsome

• long

• magnificent

• oldfashioned

• plain

• quaint

• sparling

• ugliest

• unsightly

• wideeyed

Color adjectives• red

• orange

• yellow

• green

•

blue

• purple

• gray

• blac



• white

Condition adjectives

•

alive

• better

• careful

• clever

• dead

•

easy

• famous

• gifted

• helpful

• important

•

inexpensive

• mushy

• odd

• powerful

• rich

•

shy

• tender

• uninterested

• vast



• wrong

!ersonality adjectives $ !ositive

•

agreeable

• brave

• calm

• delightful

• eager

•

faithful

• gentle

• happy

• jolly

• ind

•

lively

• nice

• obedient

• proud

• relieved

•

silly

• thanful

• victorious

• witty



• 6ealous

!ersonality adjectives $ )egative

•

angry

• bewildered

• clumsy

• defeated

• embarrassed

•

fierce

• grumpy

• helpless

• itchy

• jealous

•

la6y

• mysterious

• nervous

• obnoxious

• panicy

•

repulsive

• scary

• thoughtless

• uptight



• worried

hape adjectives

•

broad

• chubby

• crooed

• curved

• deep

•

flat

• high

• hollow

• low

• narrow

•

round

• shallow

• sinny

• square

• steep

•

straight

• wide

i*e adjectives

• big



• colossal

• fat

• gigantic

• great

• huge

• immense

• large

• little

• mammoth

• massive

• miniature

• petite

• puny

• scrawny

• short

• small

• tall

• teeny

• teenytiny

• tiny

ound adjectives



• cooing

• deafening

• faint

• hissing

• loud

• melodic

• noisy

• purring

• quiet

• raspy

• screeching

• thundering

• voiceless

• whispering

Time adjectives

• ancient

• brief

•

early

• fast

• late

• long



• modern

• old

• oldfashioned

• quic

• rapid

• short

• slow

• swift

• young

Taste+touch adjectives

• bitter

• delicious

•

fresh

• greasy

• juicy

• hot

• icy

•

loose

• melted

• nutritious

• pricly



• rainy

• rotten

• salty

• sticy

• strong

• sweet

• tart

• tasteless

• uneven

• wea

• wet

• wooden

• yummy

Touch adjectives

• boiling

• bree6e

• broen

•

bumpy

• chilly

• cold

• cool



• creepy

• crooed

• cuddly

• curly

• damaged

• damp

• dirty

• dry

• dusty

• filthy

• flay

• fluffy

• free6ing

• hot

• warm

• wet

,uantity adjectives

•

abundant

• empty

• few

• full



• heavy

• light

• many

• numerous

• sparse

• substantial

• A

• -

• C

• D

• E

• F

•

.

• &

• /

• 0

• 1

• (

• 2

• )

• %



• !

• ,

• 3

•

• T

• 4

• 5

•

W

• 6

• 7

• 8

• abac abaft abandoned abashed aberrant abhorrent abiding abject abla6e able abnormal

aboard aboriginal abortive abounding abrasive abrupt absent absorbed absorbing abstracted absurd

abundant abusive acceptable accessible accidental accurate acid acidic acoustic acrid actually ad

hoc adamant adaptable addicted adhesive adjoining adorable adventurous afraid aggressive

agoni6ing agreeable ahead ajar alcoholic alert alie alive alleged alluring aloof ama6ing ambiguous

ambitious amuc amused amusing ancient angry animated annoyed annoying anxious apathetic

aquatic aromatic arrogant ashamed aspiring assorted astonishing attractive auspicious automatic

available average awae aware awesome awful axiomatic

Examples of adjectives

Typical adjective endings

. They live in a beautiful house.

!. "isa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. This soup is not edible.

$. #he wore a beautiful dress.



%. )e writes meaningless letters.

&. This shop is much nicer .

'. #he wore a beautiful dress.

(. 4en is an adorable baby.

0. "inda/s hair is gorgeous.

1. This glass is brea"able.

2. I met a homeless person in ;<.

Denominal adjective examples

. A mathematical pu66le.

!. A biological experiment.

$. A wooden boat.

%. I married an American woman.

&. The Jewish community in ;< is very big.

'. =ary has a collection of expensive Russian dolls.

(. In the winter you must wear heavy woollen clothes.

0. The polar bear is listed as threatened.

%rder of adjective examples

. I love that really big old green antiue car that is always pared at the end of the street.

Jquality 5 si6e 5 age 5 color 5 qualifierK

!. =y sister has a beautiful big white bulldog. Jquality 5 si6e 5 colorK



$. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion 5 age 5 originK

%. A big suare blue box. Jsi6e 5 shape 5 colorK

&. A disgusting pin" plastic ornament. Jopinion 5 color 5 materialK

'. #ome new slim French trousers. Jage 5 shape 5 originK

(. =y small new red sleeping bag. Jsi6e 5 age 5 color 5 purposeeK

0. I bought a pair of blac" leather shoes. Jcolor 5 materialK

Comparing adjective examples

. This house is bigger than that one.

!. This flower is more beautiful than that.

$. )e is taller than =r. )ulas.

%. )e is more intelligent than this boy.

&. @onathan is the most handsome man on campus.

'. This is the prettiest dress in the window.

(. I lost my most comfortable shoes.

0. =y job is worse than yours.

Compound adjectives examples

. This is a four-foot table.

!. 7aniella is a part-time worer.

$. This is an all-too-common error.

%. 4eware of the green-eyed monster.

&. )e is a cold-blooded man.



'. e saw a man-eating sharB

(. 7anny/s dog is well-behaved.

0. <ou have to be open-minded about things.

Adjectival phrase examples

. #usan is really clever .

!. The doctor is very late.

$. =y sister is fond of animals.

%. I am happy to meet you.

&. The ids are ready to go.

'. 7on/t be afraid of the dar".

(. Tony lost his dar" brown briefcase.

0. )e/s an e$traordinary loo"ing man.

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Adjective exercises

much vs many

7ecide whether you have to use much or many:

. e saw CCCCC animals at the 6oo.

!. )ow CCCCC oranges did you put in the box?

$. There isn/t CCCCC sugar in my coffee.

%. I don/t have CCCCCC friends.

&. The old man hasn/t got CCCCC hair on his head.

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'. I/ve paced CCCCC bottles of water.

(. I didn/t get CCCCC sleep last night.

0. )ow CCCCC fruit do you eat in an average day?

Answers:

. many

!. many

$. much

%. many

&. much

'. many

(. much

0. much

a little vs a fe'

7ecide whether you have to use a little or a few:

. 3an you please buy CCCCCCC apples.

!. e need CCCCCCC water.

$. I have CCCCCCC money left.

%. I tae CCCCCCC sugar with my coffee.

&. e had CCCCCCC pints of beer there.

'. <ou have CCCCCCC time left.

(. There are CCCCCCC chairs in the room.

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0. )e only spent CCCCCCC dollars there.

Answers:

. a few

!. a little

$. a little

%. a little

&. a few

'. a little

(. a few

0. a few

some vs any

7ecide whether you have to use some or any:

. Is there CCCCCCC mil left?

!. There is CCCCCCC juice in the bottle.

$. 7o you have CCCCCCC coffee?

%. I don/t have CCCCCCC money left.

&. #he has CCCCCCC money.

'. 7o you now CCCCCCC of these singers?

(. I don/t now CCCCCCC of them.

0. I now CCCCCCC of them.

Answers:

. any

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!. some

$. any

%. any

&. some

'. any

(. any

0. some

some vs many7ecide whether you have to use some or many:

. The child put CCCCCCC sand into the bucet.

!. I can lend you CCCCCCC money if you need it.

$. There aren/t CCCCCCC pears left. +nly two.

%. e had CCCCCCC cae with the tea.

&. 7on/t eat so CCCCCCC sweets or you/ll get fat.

'. I had CCCCCCC beer last night at the bar.

(. I don/t have CCCCCCC friends.

0. )e brought CCCCCCC food with him.

Answers:

. some

!. some

$. many

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%. some

&. many

'. some

(. many

0. some

little vs less

7ecide whether you have to use little or less:

. I have CCCCCCC interest in classical music.

!. I have CCCCCCC faith in him.

$. e need CCCCCCC furniture in this dance hall than in the big one.

%. <ou have to drin CCCCCCC coffee.

&. )e has CCCCCCC money than I thought.

'. Tonight I dran CCCCCCC wine than last night.

(. #he dedicates CCCCCCC time to her homewor than to her hobbies.

0. This will tae CCCCCCC time to finish than the last time we tried.

Answers:

. little

!. little

$. less

%. less

&. less

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'. less

(. less

0. less

a little vs a lot

7ecide whether you have to use a little or a lot:

. That may cost you CCCCCCC of money.

!. I added CCCCCCC sugar to the mix.

$. <ou/ll have to spend CCCCCCC of cash on this car. 8a lot9

%. I can do it with CCCCCCC help from my friends.

&. CCCCCCC change can really mae a difference.

'. I don/t have CCCCCCC of free time today.

(. )e left CCCCCCC of laundry for me to do.

0. #he gave him CCCCCCC attention.

Answers:

. a lot

!. a little

$. a lot

%. a little

&. a little

'. a lot

(. a lot

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0. a little

fe' vs little

7ecide whether you have to use few or little:

. There/s CCCCCCC point in calling.

!. CCCCCCC people understood what he said.

$. There is CCCCCCC use in trying to do this.

%. There/s CCCCCCC space here as it is.

&. There/s CCCCCCC I can do about this.

'. 7an is a great student. )e has CCCCCCC problems with history.

(. There was CCCCCCC traffic on the road.

0. I thin 3oventry will win the match but CCCCCCC people agree with me.

Answers:

. little

!. few

$. little

%. little

&. little

'. few

(. little

0. few

fe'er vs less

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7ecide whether you have to use fewer or less:

. There were CCCCCCC days below free6ing last winter.

!. I dran CCCCCCC water than she did.

$. I have CCCCCCC than an hour to do this wor.

%. eople these days are buying CCCCCCC newspapers.

&. I have CCCCCCC time to do this wor.

'. CCCCCCC than thirty children each year develop the disease.

(. I wear CCCCCCC maeup on weedays.

0. )e wored CCCCCCC hours than I did.

Answers:

. fewer

!. less

$. less

%. fewer

&. less

'. fewer

(. less

0. fewer

farther vs further

7ecide whether you have to use farther or further:

. )ow much CCCCCCC do you plan to drive tonight?

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!. I just can/t go any CCCCCCC.

$. 7o you have any CCCCCCC plans for adding on to the building?

%. That/s a lot CCCCCCC than I want to carry this heavy suitcaseB

&. The CCCCCCC that I travel down this road, the CCCCCCC behind schedule I get.

'. )ow much CCCCCCC do you intend to tae this legal matter?

(. It/s not that much CCCCCCC to the gas station.

0. )ow much CCCCCCC do I have to run, coach?

Answers:

. farther

!. further

$. further

%. farther

&. farther, further

'. further

(. farther

0. farther

later vs latter

7ecide whether you have to use later or latter:

. =y neighbours have a son and a daughter : the former is a teacher, the CCCCCCC is a nurse.

!. I will address that at a CCCCCCC time.

$. +f the first two )arry otter boos, I prefer the CCCCCCC.

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%. @ohn arrived at the party CCCCCCC than =ary did.

&. I prefer the CCCCCCC offer to the former one.

'. I will be bac CCCCCCC.

(. I was given the choice between a hamburger or a hotdog, I chose the CCCCCCC of the twoE

the hotdog.

0. hen it comes to soy burgers or a juicy cow burger, I prefer the CCCCCCC.

Answers:

. latter

!. later

$. latter

%. later

&. latter

'. later

(. latter

0. latter

last vs latter

7ecide whether you have to use last or latter:

. @ac, @ill and 4ob went up the hillE the CCCCCCC watched the other two fall down.

!. The former half of the film is more interesting than the CCCCCCC half.

$. +ut of chapters , !, and $, the CCCCCCC one is the most difficult to learn.

%. 7an is now friends with Duth, =aya and 4en. The CCCCCCC is his cousin.

&. @ane speas Italian and >nglish : the former language fairly well and the CCCCCCC fluently.

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'. There are two versions, A and 4, but the CCCCCCC is more popular.

(. Tom and 7ic were both heroes but only the CCCCCCC is remembered today.

0. I study math, >nglish and history. I enjoy the CCCCCCC one most.

Answers:

. last

!. latter

$. last

%. last

&. latter

'. latter

(. latter

0. last

2ore Adjective Exercises

. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. water

4. ice

3. syrup

Answers:

A. atery

4. Icy

3. #yrupy

!.*orm adjectives from the following verbs:







A. wal

4. ama6e

3. decay

Answers:

A. waling

4. ama6ing

3. decaying

$.hich of the following sentences contains a proper denominal adjective?

A. eople in ;ew <or are usually busy.

4. ;ew <or residents are often busy.

A. e had fun listening to classic *rench music.

4. =usic by the *rench is fun to listen to.

A. )e speas Dussian.

4. )e speas the Dussian language.

Answers: 4,A,4

%.3hoose the superlative adjective in each group of sentences:

A. I lie dar coffee.

4. This is the fastest car I/ve ever driven.

3. I/d lie darer curtains.

A. This is good ice cream.

4. =eet #ue, my younger sister.

3. +f all the options available, this seems to be the best one.

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A. This is a better play than the last one.

4. The box was blue, and oddly shaped.

3. This is the most exciting thing I/ve ever experiencedB

Answers: 4, 3, 3

&. 3hoose the absolute adjective in each group of sentences:

A. e live in a blue house.

4. The grass is greener on the other side.

3. This is the shortest my hair has ever been.

A. That/s a short dress.

4. hy don/t you choose a longer style?

3. @ust because it/s the shortest dress doesn/t mean it/s the most stylish.

A. +ur house is bigger than our grandmother/s is.

4. They live in the biggest house I/ve ever seen.

3. That/s a big houseB

Answers: A, A, 3

'. 3hoose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:

A. interest, interesting, party

4. amount, colorful, medicine

3. fur, hilarious, cup

Answers:

A. interesting

4. colorful









3. hilarious

(. *ill in the blans with the best compound adjective for the situation.

A. ith CCCCCCCCCCCCCC temperatures, this is the coldest winter on record.

• below 6ero

• below6ero

• free6ing

4. @eremy gave "inda a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC engagement ring.

• gorgeous diamond

• gorgeousdiamond

• big

3. e/re celebrating with a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC bottle of champagne.

• costly

• tenyearold

• 2 year old

Answers:

A. below6ero

4. gorgeous diamond

3. tenyearold

0. 3hoose the sentence containing the denominal adjective:

A. e practiced for the play.

4. e spent two hours practicing the #haespearean play.

3. e practiced #haespeare/s play for two hours.

Answer: 4. e spent two hour practicing the #haespearean play.

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1. 3hoose the comparative adjective in each group of sentences:

A. This list is longer than the last one.

4. This is probably the longest one I/ve ever seen.

3. This is a long list.

A. #top acting so weird.

4. <ou/re acting weirder than ever.

3. <ou/re the weirdest person in this class.

A. This is the chocolatiest cae I/ve ever tasted.

4. )ave some chocolate cae.

3. 7o you thin this cae tastes chocolatier than the last one?

Answers: A, 4, 3

2. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. )is grandfather lives in the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC house down the street.

• big old yellow

• yellow old big

• old big yellow

4. The shop offers all inds of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC objects.

• interesting old antique

• old antique interesting

• old interesting antique

3. e went for a long wal on a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC trail.

• 4eautiful new &mile


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• ;ew, beautiful &mile

• &mile new, beautiful

Answers:

A. big old yellow

4. interesting old antique

3. beautiful new &mile

. A, 4, or 3? hich phrase contains the denominal adjective?

A. open door

4. fun time

3. armesan flavor

Answer: 3

!. #ome compound adjective contain hyphens. hich of the following sentences is correct?

A. )e/s a decentjudge of character.

4. #he submitted a 12page document supporting her position.

3. e/re adopting a two year old paraeet.

Answer: 4

$. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. e too a ride on a red, new, Italian motorbie.

4. e too a ride on an Italian, new, red motorbie.

3. e too a ride on a new red Italian motorbie.

Answer: 3

%. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. I was thrilled to receive a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC boo with my order.













• big, beautiful, leatherbound

• leatherbound, big, beautiful

• beautiful big leatherbound

4. )is clown costume consists of a red nose, oversi6ed shoes, and a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

jacet.

• #i6e %L poladotted sil smoing

• poladotted sil smoing si6e %L

• pola dotted si6e %x sil smoing

3. I/ve been shopping for the perfect CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC chopstics.

• @apanese long sushi

• long @apanese sushi

• long sushi @apanese

Answers:

A. beautiful big leatherbound

4. si6e %x poladotted sil smoing

3. long @apanese sushi

&. *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the correct compound adjective.

A. @ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in ! hour days lately.

4. @ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in !hour days lately.

3. @ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in !hourdays lately.

A. @im prefers spicy, 3aribbeanstyle food.

4. @im lies 3aribbean foods with lots of spice.






3. @im/s favorite foods are spicy ones with 3aribbean flavors.

A. )e/s grown two inches since last time we saw him.

4. )e/s grown by a whole two inches since we last saw him.

3. )e/s had a twoinch growth spurt since last time we saw him.

Answers: 4, A, 3

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