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ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with the use of adjectives in English grammar! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
'She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.'
'Those new curtains are rather gaudy.'
'I'm looking to purchase a powerful automobile.'
The words italicised in the above sentences are adjectives, defined as "words that describe or modify" nouns in a sentence.
Fill in the blanks for each sentence in the following pages with the appropriate adjective words or phrases.
Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
They're moving into ____________ apartment, just big enough for two.
1) a cozy little
2) a cozier little
3) a cozy littler
The correct answer is They're moving into a cozy little apartment, just big enough for two.
They're moving into a cozy little apartment, just big enough for two.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
This is the ____________ pair of shoes I've ever bought.
1) expensivest
2) expensiver
3) most expensive
The correct answer is This is the most expensive pair of shoes I've ever bought.
This is the most expensive pair of shoes I've ever bought.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
The Eiffel Tower is ____________ landmark.
1) a prominent, Parisian
2) a prominent Parisian
3) a more prominent in Paris
The correct answer is The Eiffel Tower is a prominent Parisian landmark.
The Eiffel Tower is a prominent Parisian landmark.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
Of all the cakes we've tried, this one is the ____________.
1) moistest
2) moister
3) moist
The correct answer is Of all the cakes we've tried, this one is the moistest.
Of all the cakes we've tried, this one is the moistest.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
It's ____________ to be nominated for the 'Employee of the Year' Award.
1) most excited
2) most exciting
3) most exciteable
The correct answer is It's most exciting to be nominated for the 'Employee of the Year' Award.
It's most exciting to be nominated for the 'Employee of the Year' Award.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
Sid's father is really ____________ man.
1) irascible, an old
2) an irascible old
3) an irascible, old
The correct answer is Sid's father is really an irascible old man.
Sid's father is really an irascible old man.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
She's sure to forgive you when she sees these _____________ flowers.
1) beautiful, fragrant
2) beautiful fragrant
3) beautifullest fragrant
The correct answer is She's sure to forgive you when she sees these beautiful, fragrant flowers.
She's sure to forgive you when she sees these beautiful, fragrant flowers.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
Kiran is applying for _____________ archaeology course in the UK.
1) a ground-broken new
2) a new ground
3) a ground-breaking new
The correct answer is Kiran is applying for a ground-breaking new archaeology course in the UK.
Kiran is applying for a ground-breaking new archaeology course in the UK.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
The director's lost his touch; that new movie is ____________.
1) terror
2) terrible
3) very terror
The correct answer is The director's lost his touch; that new movie is terrible.
The director's lost his touch; that new movie is terrible.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
Her brother is the ____________ student in his class.
1) most dedicated well-behaved
2) most dedicated, well-behaved
3) dedicated, well-behaved
The correct answer is Her brother is the most dedicated, well-behaved student in his class.
Her brother is the most dedicated, well-behaved student in his class.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
I want to try my hand at that ____________ recipe.
1) fascinating Lebanese gourmet
2) fascinating, Lebanese, gourmet
3) fascinator gourmet Lebanese
The correct answer is I want to try my hand at that fascinating Lebanese gourmet recipe.
I want to try my hand at that fascinating Lebanese gourmet recipe.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right adjectives!
Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
He claims it was the ____________ vacation ever and he'd love to go again.
1) most relaxing
2) relaxest
3) relaxed
The correct answer is He claims it was the most relaxing vacation ever and he'd love to go again.
He claims it was the most relaxing vacation ever and he'd love to go again.
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Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
It was ____________ game of cricket we've seen in a long time.
1) most, nerve, wracking
2) the nerve-wracking
3) the most nerve-wracking
The correct answer is It was the most nerve-wracking game of cricket we've seen in a long time.
It was the most nerve-wracking game of cricket we've seen in a long time
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Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
The hill station tends to be ____________ than the city in winter.
1) cool and windy
2) colder and windier
3) cold, windy
The correct answer is The hill station tends to be colder and windier than the city in winter.
The hill station tends to be colder and windier than the city in winter.
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Fill in the blank with the correct adjectives:
Siddhant's cold ____________ this morning.
1) worser
2) got worse
3) getting worse
The correct answer is Siddhant's cold got worse this morning.
Siddhant's cold got worse this morning.
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