Adjectives Exercises
A) Read the given sentences below and circle the adjectives.
1. The homeless beggar hasn’t eaten in days.
2. The fox is a sly animal.
3. Mary had a little lamb.
4. The selfish giant didn’t allow the children to enter his garden.
5. The foolish dog barked at its reflection and lost its food.
6. The family didn’t have enough food for the winter.
7. The girl is a state-level boxer.
8. The brave army marched through the streets.
9. I had no idea such a fantastic place existed.
10. Some oranges are pretty sour.
11. The ship sustained heavy damage.
12. I have called Sam several times.
13. The teacher called your name twice.
14. Naomi won the second prize.
15. I haven’t seen Mr Thomas for several days.
16. The soldier died a glorious death.
17. I had an eventful day.
18. King Solomon was a wise king.
19. Penny saw the accident with her own eyes.
20. What colour shirt do you like?
B) Go through the following sentences and identify the type of adjective
used in them.
1. Sharon will clean her messy room today.
2. My sister brought some French pastries.
3. The miser lost all his money.
4. There haven’t been sufficient crops to sell this year.
5. Collecting coins is an interesting hobby.
6. The boy did not have any soup.
7. There’s no milk left in the bowl.
8. Either boy was present there.
9. This bag is heavier than the suitcase.
10. The white pomeranian is very fluffy.
11. The food was delicious.
12. Whose pencil box is this?
13. These apples are pretty sweet.
14. Shiv came second in the marathon.
15. I saw it with my own eyes.
16. What a splendid piece of art!
17. Emily Bronte was a Victorian novelist.
18. The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
19. Most children are playing.
20. I did not find those books.
C) Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison.
1. Prevention is ___ that cure. (good)
2. Akbar was one of the ____ kings of India. (great)
3. My brother is ____ than me. (tall)
4. Gold is ___ than lead. (light)
5. The streets of Indore are much ___ than the other cities of India. (clean)
6. There are two ways in which you can solve this problem, and this way is ___ than the
other. (easy)
7. My ___ sister lives in Canada. (old)
8. My health is ___ than yesterday. (good)
9. May is ___ than April. (hot)
10. My bag is ___ than Ritu’s. (heavy)
11. Draupadi was one of the ____ women. (beautiful)
12. Sinchan is the ____ cartoon I’ve watched. (funny)
13. Rani Lakshmi Bai was one of the ____ queens of India. (courageous)
14. Sheldon is the ____ student in my class. (clever)
15. Bees are the ___ insects. (industrious)
D) Read the following sentences and change them as directed.
1. Amy is as brave as Penny. (Comparative degree)
2. Gold is the most expensive of all the metals. (Positive degree)
3. Ramu is stronger than Shamu. (Positive degree)
4. China has a higher population than India. (Positive degree)
5. Riya is the laziest girl in the class. (Positive degree)
6. Minu is the sweetest girl in the class. (Positive degree)
7. Indore is the cleanest city in India. (Comparative degree)
8. Very few students in the class are as intelligent as Tina. (Superlative degree)
9. This knife is not as sharp as the other. (Comparative degree)
10. Uday is the heaviest of all the boys. (Positive degree)
