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ADRIENNE NICOLE DY

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MRS.FELICERT
ADJECTIVES

SW.#1 Adjectives Practice Page

Directions: Use the adjectives in the box to complete each joke. Each adjective is used once.

a lot of black last sunny many ice long small bright first pink red

1. What stays hot, even in the refrigerator?

. . . _____________________ peppers

2. What do you call and _____________ path along a street?

. . . a slidewalk

3. How did the baker get wealthy?

. . . by making ________________ dough

4. If all the cars in this country were pink, what would we have?

. . . a ____________________ car nation

5. Why shouldnt you add a ________ _____________ list of numbers

on a _____________________ day?

. . . You dont want to get sumstroke.

6. What do ants say to each other?

. . . Nothing much; they just make ____________________ talk.

7. Why did the astronaut take a shovel on his space walk?

. . . So he could dig a ____________________ hole.

8. Why did the teacher always wear sunglasses in school?

. . . Her students were very _____________________.

9. How is the sun able to stay up in the sky?

. . . It has _____________________ beams.

10. Whats so unusual about money?

. . . You have to make it _____________________ before you can

make it _____________________.

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SW.#2 Adjectives Exercise
Pick out all the adjectives in the following sentences and say to which class each of them belongs.

1. The car sustained heavy damage in the accident.

2. He has written several stories.
3. A dog is very faithful to its master.
4. Every man has his duties.
5. He is a man of few words.
6. Neither party is quite in the right.
7. Which color do you prefer?
8. The way was long, the wind was cold.
9. He calls me every day.
10. I have not seen him in several days.
11. John won the second prize.
12. He was absent from the class.
13. He died a glorious death.
14. A small leak is enough to sink a great ship.
15. King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport.

SW.#3 Adjective exercises

much vs many
Decide whether you have to use much or many:

1. We saw _____ animals at the zoo.

2. How _____ oranges did you put in the box?
3. There isnt _____ sugar in my coffee.
4. I dont have ______ friends.
5. The old man hasnt got _____ hair on his head.
6. Ive packed _____ bottles of water.
7. I didnt get _____ sleep last night.
8. How _____ fruit do you eat in an average day?

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 SW.#4 a little vs a few

Decide whether you have to use a little or a few:

1. Can you please buy _______ apples.

2. We need _______ water.
3. I have _______ money left.
4. I take _______ sugar with my coffee.
5. We had _______ pints of beer there.
6. You have _______ time left.
7. There are _______ chairs in the room.
8. He only spent _______ dollars there.

SW.#5 some vs any

Decide whether you have to use some or any:

1. Is there _______ milk left?

2. There is _______ juice in the bottle.

3. Do you have _______ coffee?

4. I dont have _______ money left.

5. She has _______ money.

6. Do you know _______ of these singers?

7. I dont know _______ of them.

8. I know _______ of them.

KINDS OF ADJECTIVE

SW,#1 Adjectives of Quality Exercise

Fill each blank with adjectives of quality in the following sentences :

(good, ripe, fine, sweet, small, big, bright, red)

1. The girl has a voice. 3

2. Akbar is a batsman.

3. That is a house

4. I like roses.

5. It is a day.

6.. Owis eat rats and birds.

7. The milk is not

SW.#2 Encircle the descriptive adjective.

1.It is sweet
2.He is clever.
3.They are hungry.
4.Shen is beautiful.
5.Erika is witty.

SW.#3 Underline the demonstrative adjective.

1. I used to like this kind of bag.
2.Why don't you try doing that on your own?
3.These collections have been here since 1992.
4.Can you just pick those toys you played just now?
5.I don't believe in such stories.

SW.#4 Identify the interrogative adjective.

Which book that you lost?
Whose pen are you using?
What show are you watching?

Where is my pencil?

Where is my bag? 4
SW.#5 Underline adjectives. Write descriptive, demonstrative, interrogative,
NUMBER/QUANTITY, possesive adjectives.

1.Ana is beautiful than me.

2.What are doing here?

3.The man is hungry.

4. . You may eat ripe mangoes.

5. When the old man tripped over that wire, he dropped a whole bag of groceries.

6.. I cant answer my seatwork I dont have a calculator.

ADJECTIVE IN SERIES
SW.#1 DIRRECTION: Supply the missing adjective to complete the sentence. Write the letter on
the blank before the number.

________1. I found ________ red shirt inside my bag.

a. big B. a c. cotton

________2.My friend gave me a __________ crooked pencil for Christmas

a. gigantic b. wooden c. red

________3.The round _________ plastic ball is Fluffys favorite toy

a. medium b. three c. yellow

________4.__________ students are playing in the basketball court.

a. a B. several c. one

________5.My dog has long ___________ brown hair.

a. plenty B. tiny c. curty

SW.#2 DIRECTION: Arrange the adjectives following the correct order.

1.We saw (gray , huge , a) _______________________________________________ _ whale

shark in donsol.

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2.Stan uses the (blue , medium , rubber) __________________________________________
ball for basketball practice.

3.Mom can eat (thin-crust , square , five) ___________________________________________

pizza slices.

4.The pyramids of Egypt are made out of (rock , enormous , rectangular)

_____________________________________ boulders

5.Dan brought (few , a , chocolate , dark , triangular) ___________________________________

bars to the party.

SW.#3 Direction: Write a sentence using three adjectives to describe the given noun. Follow the
correct order of adjectives.

(SPORTS CAR)

1.____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

(HIPPOPOTAMUS)

2.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

(YOUR FAVORITE TOY)

3.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

(EIFFEL TOWER)

4.____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

(CATERPILLAR)

5.____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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SW.#4 Arrange the adjectives in series.

1.(white , large , skirt) __________________________________________

2.(six , small , shirts) ____________________________________________

3.(green , big , a , yarn) __________________________________________

4.(yellow , three , pretty) __________________________________________

5.(new , red , five , rose) _________________________________________

SW.#5 Remember adjectives go in this order:

Number Opinion Size Age Size Color Origin Material Purpose

Choose the correct answer

1. a(n) _____ _____ _____ lady

American old rich

old rich American

rich old American

2. a _____ _____ _____ spoon

brown soup wooden

brown wooden soup

wooden brown soup

3. a(n) _____ _____ _____ dress

expensive pink summer

summer expensive pink 7

 pink expensive summer

4. a(n) _____ _____ _____ book

boring old science

old boring science

boring science old

5. a _____ _____ _____ scarf

Chinese pretty silk

pretty silk Chinese

pretty Chinese silk

DEGREE OF COMPARISON IN ADJECTIVES

English adjectives and adverbs recognize three degrees the positive, the comparative and the
superlative. The positive is the base form of the adjective or adverb. The comparative forms are
made by adding -er or more to the positive. The superlative forms are made by adding -
est or most to the positive.
SW.#1 Test your understanding of the degrees of comparison with this English test.
Question 1
How is your father today? Is he any ?
a) good
b) better
c) best
Question 2
The climate of Chennai is than the climate of Bangalore.
a) hot
b) hotter
c) hottest
Question 3
She is .. than her sister.
a) pretty
b) prettier
c) more pretty
Question 4
Jane is the .. student in the class.
a) brightest
b) bright
c) brighter
Question 5
He is the man in the town.
a) rich
b) richer
c) richest
Question 6
James is two years . than me.
a) old
b) older
c) oldest
Question 7
Annie is the . friend I have.
a) good
b) better
c) best
Question 8
Mount Everest is the peak of the Himalayas.
a) high
b) higher
c) highest
Question 9
He is the of the two.
a) tall
b) taller
c) tallest
Question 10
The pen is than the sword.
a) might
b) mightier
c) mightiest
An English adjective has three forms positive, comparative and superlative.
SW.#2 Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective.
1. She is than her sister.

a) pretty
b) prettier
c) prettiest
2. Martha is a .. girl.

a) nice
b) nicer
c) nicest

3. Supriya is the girl in the class.

a) intelligent
b) more intelligent
c) most intelligent

4. Martin speaks English ..

a) well

b) better
c) best

5. Russia is the . country in the world.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

6. China is a .. country.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

7. China is than India.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

8. This is the book I have ever read.

a) interesting
b) more interesting
c) most interesting

9. I am . than you.

a) smart
b) smarter
c) smartest

10. Take the .. of the two routes.

a) short
b) shorter
c) shortest

SW.#3 Write the appropriate form of the adjective in the brackets

1. The town is just as (large) as my native one.

2. The road was (long) than we had expected.

3. The girl is very (intelligent).

4. As soon as they understood that the second book was (boring) than the first one, they changed
their mind.

5. The shop is (far) than the school.

6. Ventspils is (far) town in Latvia I have been to.

7. Tim is (intelligent) than Pat.

8. The heat is less (harmful) than the cold.

9. This song is (beautiful) one in the world!

10. They are as (stubborn) as donkeys!

11. The weather today is (bad) than the weather yesterday but not as (bad) as it was four days ago.

12. The story was (exciting) one I have ever heard.

13. They were less (tired) than we.

14. George bought a (new) car than he could ever imagine.

15. The mark is a (good) than I expected.

SW.#4 Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:

tall taller

1. fast ____________

2. heavy ____________

3. dangerous ____________

4. small ____________

5. large ____________

6. light ____________

7. rare ____________

8. common ____________

9. bad ____________

10. good ____________

SW.#5 Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form
(comparative or superlative).

EXAMPLE:
I have a fast car, but my friend has a car.

ANSWER:
I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.

2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .Bottom of Form

3.This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the
worksheet.

4.He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world.

5.In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend.

6.School is boring, but homework is than school.

7.Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding.

8.This magazine is cheap, but that one is .

9.We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours.

10.Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.

Comparison of adverb
SW.#1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the adverb that is in parentheses.
1. Our father arrived home later than the rest of the family. (late)
2. My sister sang ____________________________ than Amanda did. (beautifully)
3. Your husband, Ken, writes ____________________________ of all. (well)
4. Mrs. Henderson speaks ____________________________ than Mrs. Alarcon. (clearly)
5. Mother prepares turkey ____________________________ than Father does. (well)
6. Alexander and Peter work ____________________________ of all the boys. (hard)
7. He checked his answers ____________________________ than she did. (carefully)
8. Angelica speaks Spanish ____________________________ of all the students. (correctly)
9. Percy talks ____________________________ than Jennifer. (frequently)
10. She danced ____________________________ of all. (gracefully)
 SW.#2 Exercise on Comparison of Adverbs

Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets.

more fluently
1. I speak English (fluent) now than last year.

2. She greeted me (polite) of all.

3. She smiled (happy) than before.

4. This girl dances (graceful) of all.

5. Could you write (clear) ?

6. Planes can fly (high) than birds.

7. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) than before.

8. Jim can run (fast) than John.

9. Our team played (bad) of all.

10. He worked (hard) than ever before.

SW.#3 Fill in the blank with the either the comparative form or superlative form of each
adverb, as required:
EX: Tom sang more loudly (more loudly/the most loudly) than the other kids. 1. I 1.I visit

my parents (more often/the most often) than my brothers do.

2. He thinks he always knows . (better/best)

3. Out of all my siblings, I visit my parents (more often/the most often).

4. David did (worse/the worst) than he thought he would do on his test.

5. I did (worse/the worst) out of all the students on my test.

6. Out of all the students, Frank studied (less/the least), but got the best
grade.

7. We argued (longer/the longest) than I thought we would.

8. My sisters laughed (louder/the loudest) out of the whole audience.

9. The two guys who enjoyed the game (more/most) were Tom and Robert.

10. G eorge drives (more recklessly/the most recklessly) than his brother.

SW.#4

Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb (in parentheses):

EX: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)

1. He arrived ___________________ than expected. (early)

2. We walked ___________________ than the rest of the people. (slowly)

3. They called us ___________________ in the afternoon. (late)

4. My mother and my sister talked ___________________ than the other guests. (loudly)

5. He hit his arm ___________________ than before. (hard)

6. The Spanish athlete ran ___________________ than the other runners. (fast)

7. Jim threw the ball ___________________ than Peter. (far)

8. We answered all the questions ___________________ than the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises ___________________ than our old teacher.

(badly)

10. The new mechanic checked the car ___________________ than the old mechanic.

(thoroughly)

SW.#5

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Worksheet

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or

another adverb. The comparative form of the adverb compares

two actions. The superlative form of the adverb compares more

than two actions.

Directions: Write the Comparative and Superlative form of each

adverb. Comparative Superlative

Example A- badly worse worst

1. cautious ______________ ______________

2. early ______________ _______________

3. often ______________ _______________

4. far ______________ _______________

5. quick ______________ _______________

6. little ______________ _______________

7. soon _______________ _______________

KINDS OF ADVERB

SW.#1

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kinds. You

must also mention the question these adverbs answer. One is done for you.

1. Miss Kitty sings sweetly .

sweetly - adverb of manner.

Question - How does Miss Kitty sing ?

2. The umbrella was kept there.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

3. Uncle Peng often goes to the club.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

4. Petu ran quickly to catch the ball.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

5. Bowbow went out.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

6. Teddy went to the circus yesterday.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________
7. Mrs. Cow rang the bell twice.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

8. King will buy some meat tomorrow.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

9. Piggy rarely makes mistakes.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

10. The child slept soundly.

_________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

SW.#2

UNDERLINE THE ADVERB .

1.He collapsed and died yesterday.

2.His factory was burned down a few months ago.

3.Last week, we were stuck in the lift for an hour

4.We can stop here for lunch.

5.The schoolboy was knocked over by a school bus.

6.They rushed for their lives when fire broke out in the floor below.

7.The brothers were badly injured in the fight.

8.They had to act fast to save the others floating in the water.

9.At the advanced age of 88, she still sang very well.

10.Her daughter is quite fat for her age.

SW.#3

Adverb Types
There are several different types of questions that adverbs answer. Adverbs which

answer the question How? are known as adverbs of manner, adverbs that answer

the question Where? are known as adverbs of place, adverbs that answer the

question How often? are known as adverbs of frequency, adverbs that answer the

question When? are known as adverbs of time, and finally adverbs that answer

the question Why? are known as adverbs of purpose. In the following sentences,

the adverb is underlined and bold. Write what type of adverb it is in the blank

provided.

1. Gregory walked across the hallway hurriedly.

Type of adverb: _________________

2. Lisa opened the drawer to get her pen.

Type of adverb: _________________

3. James completed this report yesterday.

Type of adverb: _________________

4. Robert called her every week.

Type of adverb: _________________

5. Eric talked to her to confirm the meeting.

Type of adverb: _________________

6. Allison moved away.

Type of adverb: _________________

7. Charlene murmured quietly.

Type of adverb: _________________

8. Stacy left before the movie ended.

Type of adverb: _________________

9. Lawrence opened the fridge because he was hungry.

Type of adverb: _________________

10.Chris visits Sophie every weekend.

Type of adverb: _________________

SW.#4

Put the adverb of frequency on the right place

1. He listens to the radio. (often)

_____________________________

2. They read a book. (sometimes)

_____________________________

3. Pete gets angry. (never)

_____________________________

4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)

_____________________________

5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

_____________________________

6. Ramon is hungry. (often)

_____________________________

7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

_____________________________

8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

_____________________________

9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

_____________________________
10. Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)

_____________________________

SW.#5

Adverbs of manner are the information providers in English. They are the words that tell us how the
verb is being performed. They describe the action and are usually found after the verb. We form adverbs
by using an adjective + ly

Find the adverbs of manner in the following sentences.

1.Jose' reads his book quickly

2. Mariko is studying the words on the board very carefully
3. Vincent is quietly singing the French song he learnt yesterday
4. Mohammed is smiling happily at his friend
5. Lionel is sitting quietly at his desk
6. Adres is trying hard to find a word in his dictionary
7. Yara is speaking clearly to her friend
8. Khaled is trying desperately to fix the air-conditioner
9. Yasin is laughing loudly at the joke.
10. Thayna is looking innocently at the teacher.

PREPOSITION

SW.#1

Encircle the correct answer.

1.They are going __________ the mall

a.to

b.into

c.in

2.There is a bench _____________ my house

a.behind

b. between

c.in front of

3.___________________Ana she cannot go to the party.

A.off
 b.according to

c.beside

4There was little chance of succes ,________________ they decided to ga ahead.

a.notwithstanding

b.pending

c. concerning

5.He walked ______________the compound .

a.out of

b.by means of

c.with regard to

SW.#2

Instructions: For each question, choose the single best answer. Make your choice by clicking on its button. You can
change your answers at any time. When the quiz is graded, the correct answers will appear in the box after each
question.
The script that makes this quiz work was graciously provided by Professor Bradley Kjell of the Computer Science
Department at Central Connecticut State University.

1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road.

a. in

b. on

c. at

2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.

a. in

b. on

c. at

3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.

a. on

b. in

c. at

4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

 a. with

b. by

c. from

5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

a. on

b. in

c. at

6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

a. from

b. at

c. until

7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.

a. in

b. at

c. from

8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.

a. for

b. with

c. to

9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now.

a. to

b. for

c. in

10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole?

a. about

b. to

c. of
SW.#3
Underline the prepositions. Write the kind of preposition on the blank before the number

We live in London.

Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?

No, thanks. I was at the cinema yesterday.

We are going on holiday next week.
There is a bridge across the river.
She is about seven
It was just because of we
She ran across the road
Lyka loves to eat a kind of fruit
She sat beside her pets
SW.#4
Identify the simple preposition.
They sat on the sofa
He fell of the ladder
There is some water in the bottle
My pet is under the table
She sat around the table
SW.#5
Complete the exercise with convenient prepositions.

to
1. Nice meet you.

2. Dont be late school.

3. You are the new student Portugal.

4. Are you a teacher this school?

5-6. Jessica is vacation. She is Italy now.

7. What is this called English?

8. Look the flowers.

9. Adam's birthday is July.

10. Dont run the classroom.