Adjective exercises

I.

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

My house is (big)______________________ than yours.

This flower is (beautiful) _________________________ than that one.
This is the (interesting)_________________________ book I have ever read.
Non-smokers usually live (long)__________________________ than smokers.
Which is the (dangerous) ______________________________ animal in the world?
A holiday by the sea is (good)____________________ than a holiday in the mountains.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ____________________________ than a beer.
Who is the (rich)____________________ woman on earth?
The weather this summer is even (bad) _________________ than last summer.
He was the (clever)__________________________ thief of all.

II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS:

1. Rajesh is feeling very ______.
Angry

Angrier

Angriest

2. Nokia is a _______ company.

Good

Better

Best

3. Rajat is _______ than Ramesh.

Fast

Faster

Fastest

4. Amongst the three brothers, Aditya is the ________

Tall

Taller

Tallest

5. She will live ______ than him.

Long

Longest

Longer

6. What about this? Isnt it _______?

Beautiful

Beauteous

Beauty

Larger

7. The test was ________ than I thought it would be.

Difficult

More difficult

Most difficult

8. He is the ________ boy in his class.

Old

Older

Oldest

9. This locality is ________ than ours.

Expensive

More expensive

Most expensive

10. You are so ________, I am sure you can pick this up.
Strong

III.

Weak

Fat

Thin

Sometimes you need to use two or more adjectives to describe something or

someone. Part of becoming fluent in English is knowing which order to use these
adjectives in. Choose the most natural-sounding response:

1. He was wearing a ________ shirt.

dirty old flannel
flannel old dirty
old dirty flannel
2. Pass me the ________ cups.
plastic big blue
big blue plastic
big plastic blue
3. All the girls fell in love with the ________ teacher.
handsome new American
American new handsome
new handsome American
4. I used to drive ________ car.
a blue old German
an old German blue

an old blue German

5. He recently married a ________ woman.

young beautiful Greek
beautiful young Greek
beautiful Greek young
6. This is a ________ movie.
new Italian wonderful
wonderful Italian new
wonderful new Italian
7. She is a ________ supermodel.
beautiful slim Brazilian
Brazilian beautiful slim
slim Brazilian beautiful
8. It's in the ________ container.
large blue metal
blue large metal
blue metal large
9. He sat behind a ________ desk.
big wooden brown
big brown wooden
wooden big brown
10. She gave him a ________ vase.
small Egyptian black
black Egyptian small
small black Egyptian

IV.
Choose the right forms of the following adjectives.)
1. Your answer is ................................ . Here is your prize.
Correct

imcorrect

uncorrect

incorrect

2. Yvonne doesnt like waiting. Shes ............................................... .

Patient

impatient

unpatient

inpatient

3. Its .............................................. to go to school.

Necessary

imnecessary unnecessary

innecessary

4. Youll be ........................................ if you dont exercise.

Fit

imfit

unfit

infit

5. Mother, youre ........................................... . You allowed Samantha to go to the

cinema despite the fact that she was rude.
Fair

imfair unfair infair

6. Judges arent always ......................................... .

Fair

imfair unfair infair

7. Eve is ............................................ . Her clothes, books and toys are everywhere.

Tidy

imtidy untidy intidy

8. What do you do to keep ...................................... ? You look great.

Fit

imfit

unfit

infit

9. Its ............................................. that hell have a car accident because he is extremely

tired and sleepy.
Likely imlikely

unlikely

inlikely

10. They never say Good morning. Theyre ........................................ .

Polite

impolite

unpolite

inpolite

11. Can you see here a stain on my dress? No, its ........................................... .
Visible

imvisible

unvisible

invisible

12. Its ........................................ to see a whale in the Baltic Sea.

Usual

imusual

unusual

inusual

13. Could you help me to carry these bags? Oh yes. Youre

very ............................................ .

Polite

impolite

unpolite

inpolite

14. Is my grey hair ...................................... ? Only a little.

Visible

imvisible

unvisible

invisible

15. Shes better prepared than ................................. . She will definitely pass a test.
Usual

imusual

unusual

inusual

16. Ellie has got a ................................. desk. Everything is in its right place.
Tidy

V.

imtidy

untidy

intidy

Past participles "-ed" are used to describe how people feel, while present
participles "-ing" are used to describe something that causes the feelings. Choose
the correct word:

1. The movie was really __________________!

Interested

interesting

2. I thought it was a good lecture, but I wasn't very __________________ in the topic.
Interesting

interested

3. Our town is so __________________! There is nothing to do here.

Boring

bored

4. Are you __________________ with that game already?

Bored

boring

5. Have you heard her laugh? It's so __________________.

Annoyed

annoying

6. I'm really __________________ with one of my coworkers.

Annoyed

annoying

7. The city was __________________ during the storm.

Damaging

damaged

8. The information was quite ________________ to his reputation.

Damaged

damaging

9. I was __________________ by the way she acted.

Amusing

amused

10. Do you find this type of humor __________________?

Amusing

VI.

amused

Complete the sentences with the correct missing preposition.

She was a little jealous __ her sister's success.

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of

I've always been keen ___ learning language.

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with

on

It was generous ___ him to buy us lunch.

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His job is similar ___ mine.

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She is worried ___ her health.

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in

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about

I'm tired ___ listening to your complaints.

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My father is excellent ___ speaking English.

By

to

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Hugo was disappointed ___ her exam result.

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with

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We were satisfied ___ the hotel's service.

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I'm capable ___ using this software.

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