Practice 3.

Check your skill in recognizing adjectives. Some describe nouns. Other adjectives follow linking
words and describe the subject, which is also a noun. In the following sentences, identify each
adjective and the word it describes.

1. My new neighbor owns an old dog.

Adjective(s) Word Described

New-old neighbor-dog

2. The floppy-eared dog is slow and gentle.

Adjective(s) Word Described

floppy-eared- slow Dog

3. A heavy snow ruined our plans.

Adjective(s) Word Described

heavy plans

4. The decaying tooth is painful.

Adjective(s) Word Described

painful -decaying tooth

5. Aidan, tired and cranky, walked out of the room.

Adjective(s) Word Described

Tired-cranky Aidan

6. In the fall, Washington State apples are my favorites.

Adjective(s) Word Described

favorites apples
7. Three hungry children finished a large plate of spaghetti. (Hint: Two words describe children.)

Adjective(s) Word Described

Hungry- large three children

8. Lincoln was steadfast during the Civil War.

Adjective(s) Word Described

Steadfast Lincoln

9. The generous woman brought bags of food to the meeting.

Adjective(s) Word Described

Generous woman

10. Manuel has a brilliant smile.

Adjective(s) Word Described

Brilliant Manuel

Practice 3.2

Place commas where they are needed in these sentences. Not all the sentences require commas.

1. Casey is an easygoing lovable dog.

2. Mike and I learned how to use the new app.

3. A heavy and bulky box arrived at our front door.

4. Her tal, dark and handsome date arrived exactly on time. ‫تھا‬

5. That was a long hard and won race.

6. The gooey caramel candy stuck to my fingers.

7. Ricardo gave me a creative and usable suggestion.

8. Four hungry and tired children arrived for lunch.

9. A violent and loud storm scared the audience.

10. A repeated high-pitched tapping noise annoyed us.

Practice 3.3

Look for errors in comparison. Correct the errors.

1. My car is newer than the three of yours.

2. Chris is the better child in the class.

3. Her classroom is littler than yours.

4. This room is the most brightest of all.

5. That pond is the most shallowest of any in this area.

6. That fish is the most largest in the pond.

7. Aldo's story is the longer of any in the class.

8. That is the story of the wisest man.

9. Did you foolishly want to be the most thinnest person in the class?

10. Our new dog is the most tallest of any I've ever seen.

Practice 3.4

Find the subject and verb in each sentence, deciding whether the verb is an action verb (such as
hit) or a linking verb (is, was, are, and so forth). Find any adjectives, and indicate the nouns they
describe.

1. Simple, tailored clothes are preferred.

2. The sale is storewide.

3. Mario rented a favorite DVD.

4. He loves adventure films.

5. My afternoon snack is big!

6. The scale shows a huge weight gain.

7. Aidan and Joseph look cheerful.

8. They are the new students in second grade.

9. What was your favorite movie?

10. January and February were extremely cold.

Practice 3.6

Insert one of these adjectives in each sentence. Change the form of the word accord- ing to the
meaning of the sentence. More than one adjective may be correct for some sentences. Choose
one.

Profitable appealing Tall boring

Ugly Long heavy high

Difficult loud high Ugly

1. I've never seen a less attractive pair of shoes; they are the I've ever seen!
2. Your radio is the one.

3. If you begin to watch your expenditures carefully, your store will be than it was before,

girl in our class. 4. Amanda grew a lot this year; she is the

5. Of the three children, Jason weighs the most; he's definitely the

6. I saw the building in New York.

7. Everyone said this play was wonderful. I thought it was the one I'd ever seen.

8. Jill is charming; she's the person I know.

9. Of all the preparations for tests, this has been the

10. When I'm in a hurry, I avoid River Road, because it is the route to my house

Practice 3.7

Choose the correct adjective form in each sentence.

1. I feel more (comfortable/comfortabler) in these new shoes.

2. After being home sick for two weeks, Jose finally feels (good/better).

3. Kurt is considered the (shrewder/shrewdest) player in our chess club.

4. Kyle's the (better/best) of the two ball players.

5. Your artwork is (unique/more uniquer); mine is commonplace.

6. This shell is the most (common/commonest) of all.

7. This week we had the (easyest/easiest) test ever!

8. This is the (worse/worst) cold I've ever had.

9. This coffeepot makes the (baddest/worst) coffee.

10. Eric is the most (efficientest/efficient) worker of all.

Practice 3.8

Rewrite these sentences.

1. I ate the smaller of the three piece of cake on the plate.

2. A student late and unprepared interrupted the lecturer.

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6. Your solution is more unique.

7. I thought last night's homework was the worse we've had all week
8. Your answers were good, but mine were best.

9. The older you get, the more difficulter it is to learn a foreign language

10. A large muscular dog protected us.