KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
THE ADJECTIVE
Read the following sentences :
1. Riya is an intelligent girl.
2. That book is mine .
3. Few people can never understand moral values .
4. I have five mangoes .
In the above sentences , words like intelligent , that , few and five are describing one or the other quality of a noun in the sentence .
like in sentence 1 - ' intelligent ' is describing ,what kind of girl Riya is .
In sentence 2- 'that ' points out which book is meant .
In sentence 3 and 4 - words ' few' and ' five 'points out how many people or how many mangoes .
Definition :'' A word which describes noun in different manner - like its quality ,quantity ,or number is called an Adjective ''.
Adjectives are also called describing words . Its basic function is to modify nouns or describes a noun's referent .
KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
1. Adjective of quality : Words which show the kind or quality of a noun are called adjectivesr of quality.
for eg : brave , clever , wise , honest , bad , thin etc.
2. Quantitative Adjective :Words which show how much of a thing is meant to be , are called adjective of quantity .
for eg : some , much , little ,enough , any , half , whole etc
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3. Numeral Adjective : words which show how many person or things are meant , or in what order a person or a thing stands .
for eg : it includes cardinals as well as ordinal numbers , like - one ,two, first , second , several , any , all , few , many ,two,four,twenty etc.
4. Distributive Adjective : It refers to each of the number as- each , every , either , neither etc.
5. Demonstrative Adjective : These words point out particular person or thing we are talking about.
for eg : this , that , these . those etc.
6. Interrogative Adjective : They are used with nouns to ask questions .
for eg - what , which , whose etc.
7. Possessive Adjective : They show possession , they describe to whom the thing belongs .
for eg : my , his her , your , our etc.
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WORKSHEET ON ADJECTIVES
EXERCISE 1
Match the following :
1. short What a _____ castle !
2. huge Yesterday, I saw an ____ beggar.
3. large He served me ____ tea.
4. ugly ______ books are there in library for reference.
5. beautiful ____ one of you complete your work on time.
6. hot She is too ____ to participate in fashion show.
7. some He ordered a _____ pack of french fries .
8 several Today I saw a _____ pair of swan in the lake .
9 which ______ boys were creating mischief in the class room
10. each _______ saree is hers ?
2. huge Yesterday, I saw an ____ beggar.
3. large He served me ____ tea.
4. ugly ______ books are there in library for reference.
5. beautiful ____ one of you complete your work on time.
6. hot She is too ____ to participate in fashion show.
7. some He ordered a _____ pack of french fries .
8 several Today I saw a _____ pair of swan in the lake .
9 which ______ boys were creating mischief in the class room
10. each _______ saree is hers ?
EXERCISE 2
Underline the adjective and mention its type :
1. The cobra is a poisonous snake .
2. My mother cooks delicious food.
3. Which boy had hit you hard ?
4. This bag belongs to Sita.
5. Sunday is the first day of the week.
6. There is an empty jug on the table
7. The cat licked its paws.
8. There are twenty students in the class.
9. That girl is very arrogant .
10. Our school is an ideal one .
EXERCISE 3
Write the sentences correctly :
1. My brother is eldest to me .
2. Monu is the wiser of the two .
3. She is the most intelligent than her two sisters .
4. His oldest son is an engineer.
5. Sachin ate little food than Ravish.
6. Among all teams , ours was the good.
7. Out of all girls ,Avni is the prettier girl.
8. His younger son is in army.
9. Who is strong among both , Kapil or Amit ?
10. Yesterday ,was worse day of my life .
EXERCISE 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjective :
1. I ate _____ rice .
2. He has _____ intelligence .
3. _____ cats like cold water.
4. _____ trousers are mine .
5. _____ pen do you prefer ?
6. _____ father is a professor .
7. King Akbar was a _____ king .
8. The hand has ____ fingers .
9. White tiger is one of the ______ specie in the World.
10. ______ time is it ?
EXERCISE 5
Form adjectives with the following nouns:
1. boy 11. gold
2. fool 12. dirt
3. care 13. storm
4. laugh 14. courage
5. silk 15. glory
6. play 16. envy
7. hope 17. man
8. trouble 18. king
9. shame 19. gift
10.sense 20. pardon
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