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Adjectives Easy Practice

1. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH ADJECTIVES FROM THE BOX:
big; busy; clever; cold; favourite; fierce; interesting; kind; large; new.
1. Wolves are... animals.
2. John has bought a... car.
3. I lent him a... sum of money.
4. Her aunt was a... woman.
5. Father comes home late because he is a... man.
6. Last evening Grannie told me two... stories.
7. This ball is my little brother's... toy.
8. My son is fourteen, so he is a... boy now.
9. Maggie is a... girl and so she can do the very difficult exercises.
10. In his country he has very... winters.

2. EMPHASIZE THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES BY INSERTING THE WORDS GIVEN IN
BRACKETS AT THE PROPER PLACE:
1. John was a good football player, (pretty)
2. The exercise is easy. (fairly)
3. Your story sounds plausible, (pretty)
4. That book was expensive. (rather)
5. John was an intelligent boy. (extremely)
6. It's nice of her to help you. (awfully)
7. My brother is sorry to have said that, (terribly)
8. Her dress was expensive, (somewhat)
9. Our house is small, (rather)
10. Her neighbour is tall, (awfully)

3. SUPPLY THE RIGHT ADJECTIVAL FORMS. USE PREFIXES TO MAKE UP THESE
ADJECTIVES. WORK ON THE MODEL:
This event took place before the war.
It was a pre-war event.
1. You don't behave in a responsible manner. You are an... person.
2. John is not capable of telling lies. He is... of doing it.
3. The equipment of this factory is very modern. It's nice to work with... equipment.
4. We can't accept his proposal. It's an .... proposal.
5. People could see only the visible face of the moon from the earth. It was the astronauts who
managed to see its... side.
6. My chicken is not cooked enough. It's....
7. Your plan is not practical. In fact, it's quite....
8. I know that your father is not satisfied with your results. He's rather... with them.
9. Although you say that such a thing is legal, I consider it to be absolutely....
10. "A normal sight is being enjoyed by only about ten per cent of the population, the remaining
per cent being...". (G. B. Shaw, Preface)

4. DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING, AS SHOWN:
This verb is regular.
No, it's irregular.
1. The story is believable.
2. The set was complete.
3. Jane is honest.
4. Her plan is practical.
5. His measures were adequate.
6. This substance is organic.
7. His writing is legible.
8. Mary is mature.
9. This document is worthy.
10. The dinner was satisfying.
11. His plan is perfect.
12. The piano is movable.
13. Alice is certain.
14. Her action was legal.
15. These people are experienced.
16. The signs were favourable.
17. Mark is competent.
18. This requirement is essential.
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5. SUPPLY THE RIGHT ADJECTIVAL FORMS. USE SUFFIXES TO MAKE UP THESE ADJECTIVES.
WORK ON THE MODEL:
His proposal attracted me.
It was an attractive proposal.
1. That noise almost deafened me. It was a... noise.
2. Jack always hesitated in taking important decisions. He was a... person.
3. All our guests enjoyed the party. It was an... party.
4. Mark Twain's works are full of humour. Most of them are .... writings.
5. Your brother behaves like a child. He has... behaviour.
6. My neighbours went west. They are visiting some of the... countries.
7. His teacher of English is full of energy. She is an... woman.
8. Kerry has never lost her courage. She is a very .... woman.
9. In very ancient times many vessels were made of earth. Some of these... vessels have been
preserved up to now.
10. This chair was made during the reign of Queen Victoria. It's a fine... piece of furniture.

6. USE AN ADJECTIVE ENDING IN -ING OR -ED TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
1. Tom reads very much, (interest-) He is... in history. Now, he has just found an... book.
2. My daughter often asks me to tell her stories., (amuse-). She usually likes... stories. She has
been... by the one I have just told her.
3. Martha has lost her suitcase (annoy-). She must be really.... In fact, it is... losing your luggage.
4. Mother wants to go to bed. (exhaust-) She is.... Looking after my baby brother is an... job.
5. The three men have stopped for a rest. (tire-)They are very... because their work is extremely....
6. When we turned the corner, we heard another explosion, (deafen-) We were... by it. We could no
longer stand such... noises.
7. The visitors admired the ... paintings (fascinate-). They were... by the Dutch paintings. They
stopped in front of a... landscape.
8. When the little girl started to scream, I opened the door of her room, (horrify-) She looked..... She
had just had a... dream.
9. Nobody said anything, (shock-) They were all... by what they had heard.
10. I was with some of my friends when the earthquake started, (confuse-)
I didn't know what to do under such... circumstances. My friends looked..., too.

7. FORM ADJECTIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING NOUNS:
1. accident; 2. winter; 3. faith; 4. grace; 5. influence; 6. economy;
7. autumn; 8. occasion; 9. poison; 10. sympathy; 11. comfort;
12. expression; 13., fire; 14. mn; 15. charity; 16. method; 17. hero;
18. danger; 19. cusfom; 20. affection; 21. skill; 22. ocean; 23. suspicion;
24. melody; 25. volcano; 26. fear; 27. person; 28. boy; 29. nature ;
30. mania.

8. COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE BY INSERTING THE ADJECTIVE FORMED FROM THE NOUN
GIVEN IN BRACKETS:
1. She studied the... sky through a big telescope, (star)
2. The little girl had an... face, (angel)
3. Our school is situated in a... position, (centre)
4. Silver is a... metal, (value)
5. The new ship had the most... cabins. (luxury)
6. Jane feels quite... after her holiday in the mountains, (energy)
7. This man was a very... person, (friend)
8. The... boys trampled on the flower-beds, (mischief)
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9. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES, USING THE CONCRETE PROPER ADJECTIVE:
1. The names of many... places are difficult to pronounce. (Wales)
2. Large quantities of... butter are imported into Europe every year. (Denmark)
3. The... Riviera is famous for its warm climate (France)
4. During our trip, we visited several... friends. (Norway)
5. George spent a few days on the... coast. (Italy)
6. We listened to some... songs. (Mexico)
7. The ship laden with... timber reached Dover on Friday. (Finland)
8. He lunched at a... restaurant. (China)
9. The... football team is famous all over the world. (Brazil)
10. These pictures are from a... village. (Holland)

10. GIVE THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES:
small; interesting; handsome; good; difficult; noisy; old; clever; patient;
narrow; little; thin; ignorant; cold; dirty; late; industrious; bad; faithful;
gracious; many; far; wealthy; rude; pleasant; beautiful; lucky; free.

11.USE THE COMPARATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN IN BRACKETS:
1. My shoulder is... today than it was yesterday (painful)
2. The weather is... this week than it was last week, (bad)
3. Health is... than all the riches in the world, (important)
4. This problem is... than you expected. (simple)
5. Our aunt is much... than she looks, (young)
6. Next week he's having his... daughter's birthday party, (old)
7. The armchair is... than the chair, (comfortable)

12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH: BETTER; ELDER; OLDER; LATER; LATTER;
LESS; FARTHER; FURTHER; WORSE. USE THAN WHERE NECESSARY.
1. I think I need some... information if you want me to help you.
2. The weather is not so bad for this time of the year. It could have been much...
3. If John is fifteen, he is three years... his sister.
4. My brother is very tired so he can't go... .
5. My... daughter has just graduated from the university.
6. I know that Jack and George are brothers, but I didn't know which of them is the....
7. Since you are working harder this year, your results are... they were last year.
8. I am sure that she has... money I have.
9. Of the two solutions he preferred the former to the....
10. This novel was written in a... period of this author's literary creation.

13. USE: A LOT; LOTS; A BIT; A LITTLE; A GOOD DEAL; A HELL OF A LOT; A HECK OF A
LOT;FAR; MUCH TO EMPHASIZE THE COMPARATIVE OF THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN IN
BRACKETS. WORK ON THE MODEL:
It's... today than it was last Friday, (a little; cold)
It's a little colder today than it was last Friday.
1. Her illness proved to be... than I expected, (far; serious)
2. You have so many things! You need a... bag. (much; big)
3. The new armchair is... than the old one. (a little; comfortable)
4. When she finally learnt the results of her blood test, she looked.... (a bit; happy)
5. It's... to speak English than to write it. (a lot; easy)
6. Your cakes are... this time. (a hell of a lot; good)
7. His composition is... than hers, (far; interesting)
8. Her suitcase is... than mine, (a heck of a lot; heavy)
9. My grandfather is... than yours, (much; old)
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10. This worker is... than the other one. (by far; skilful)
11. That test was... than last month's test. (lots; hard)
12. George is... than he looks, (a good deal; smart)

14. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
1. as... as a bat; 2. as... as fate; 3. as... as a wolf; 4. as... as crystal; 5. as... as a mouse; 6. as... as a
rake; 7. as... as the highway; 8. as... as ABC; 9. as... as grass; 10. as... as a peacock

15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
1. as old as... 2. as fit as... 3. as happy as... 4. as drunk as... 5. as dry as... 6. as cold as... 7. as
dead as... 8. as black as... 9. as busy as... 10. as wise as...

16. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE COMPARATIVES OF INFERIORITY. WORK ON THE MODEL:
Grandmother still drinks much coffee, but she used to drink much more.
She doesn't...
She doesn't drink so/as much coffee as she used to.
1. Mr. Robson is still rich, but he used to be much richer. He isn't...
2. Cars are still expensive, but they used to be much more expensive. They aren't...
3. It's cold today, but it used to be much colder. It isn't...
4. These exercises are difficult but they used to be much more difficult. These exercises aren't...
5. My uncle is a bit nervous, but he used to be much calmer. He isn't...
6. Jack is a good player, but he used to be much better. He isn't...
7. This woman is generous, but she used to be much more generous. She isn't...
8. Your cakes are sweet, but they used to be much sweeter. They aren't...
9. These chapters are boring, but the previous ones used to be much more boring. They aren't...
10. Tennis is a popular game, but football used to be much more popular. Tennis isn't... .

17. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A SUPERLATIVE AND A PREPOSITION, IF NECESSARY.
WORK ON THE MODEL:
Our Journey was a bad experience.
It was a
It was the worst experience in our lives.
1. This house is very old. It's... my village.
2. George is very strong. He's... all the boys.
3. Last week I saw an interesting film. It was... I have ever seen.
4. Mr. Brown is very rich. He's... our town.
5. That was a very difficult exercise. It was... we had ever done.
6. His story is very funny. In fact it's... I've ever heard.
7. Tom is very intelligent. He's... his class.
8. Yesterday was very cold. It was... day this winter.
9. These are very valuable paintings. They are... museum.
10. This book is expensive. It's... this bookshop.

18. WORK ON THE MODEL:
story - interesting (to hear)
Can you tell me something about the story?
It's the most interesting story I've ever heard.
1. person - nice (to meet)
2. landscape - picturesque (to see)
3. car - fast (to drive)
4. girl - pretty (to kiss)
5. programme - amusing (to watch)
6. actress - brilliant (to see)
7. house - big (to live in)
8. drink strong (to taste)
9. bed - uncomfortable (to sleep in)
10. party - nice (to be to)
11. the boy - tall (to see)
12. woman - intelligent (to speak to)
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19. ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. WORK ON THE MODEL:
What/high/mountain/Romania
What is the highest mountain in Romania?
The Moldoveanu is the highest mountain in Romania.
1. Who/good/football player/Romania.
2. What/happy/event/her life.
3. Who/hardworking/pupil/this class.
4. Who/pretty/girl/you know.
5. What/interesting/book/she has lent you.
6. Who/great/poet/your country.
7. What/short/month/year.
8. What/valuable/painting/this museum.
9. Who/old/person/her family.
10. What/long/river/world.

20. OF ALL MEANS OF TRANSPORT YOU KNOW, SAY WHICH IS:
1. the cheapest; 2. the most comfortable; 3. the least comfortable; 4. the most expensive; 5. the
most enjoyable; 6. the oldest; 7. the least dangerous; 8. the fastest; 9. the safest; 10. the most
modern.

21. WHICH COUNTRY OF THE WORLD:
1. is the smallest; 2. has the largest city; 3. is the largest; 4. grows the most coffee; 5. exports the
most oil; 6. has the largest sea-coast; 7. has the longest river; 8. has the largest desert;
9. has the highest mountains; 10. has the tallest buildings.

22. PUT THE ADJECTIVES IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM:
1. Bucharest is (far) from Madrid than Paris is.
2. George is the (tall) boy in his class.
3. These books are not (expensive) as the other ones.
4. Your homework is (bad) than hers.
5. The Carpathians are the (high) mountains in Romania.
6. His car is (good) than mine.
7. This is the (difficult) exercise of the two.
8. At last, I got (far) details about that incident.
9. You have as (many) pencils as I have.
10. Peter is the (clever) boy in his school.
11. I am sure that you will finally find a (good) solution.
12. Books are and nowadays, (expensive)
13. My (old) sister works in one of the (old) schools in our town.
14. She was very kind and gave me some (far) information about that man.
15. Lucy and Peter are in their room: the (fore) is reading, the (late) is watching TV.
16. Alice was the (pretty) of the twins.
17. This hotel manager was the (polite) we had ever met.
18. The farmer said that was the (fat) turkey he had.
19. Her daughter was the (graceful) dancer in the ballroom.
20. Yesterday's weather was (bad) than today's.
21. There were two roads leading to the monastery, the narrower road being the (short) one.
22. The inn is the (old) building in the village.
23. Sir Winston Churchill was the (famous) Englishman in World War II.
24. "The more, the (merry)" says an English proverb.
25. The Empire State Building is (tall) than the Statue of Liberty.
26. California is (far) from New York than Pennsylvania.
27. Nobody is so (happy) as Rose.
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23. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH MUCH AND MANY:
1. We have... friends here.
2. She didn't spend... money on her holiday.
3. As we didn't have... time, we had to take a taxi.
4. There are... pupils in the schoolyard,
5. I have... luggage now.
6. The farmer planted... trees in the garden.
7. This book has... pages in it.
8. We had very... work to do that morning.
9. The children asked me... questions about space flights.
10. We must pay... attention to this problem.

24. MAKE UP QUESTIONS WITH HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY AND ANSWER THEM USING THE
WORDS IN BRACKETS. WORK ON THE MODEL.
bread dinner (a lot)
How much bread have you got for dinner.
I have got a lot of bread for dinner.
books on the shelf (several)
How many books are there on the shelf?
There are several books on the shelf.
1. friends - Jane (not many); 2. milk - in the glass (a little)', 3. pictures- on the wall (several);
4. money - Judith (not much); 5. rooms - in this house (a few); 6. times - you/to repeat/ the
question (a few); 7. sugar - in the bowl (little); 8. beer - in the bottle (little); 9. bananas - in the
basket (a few); 10.'luggage - on the platform (a lot).

25. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORDS:
1. There aren't (much/many) dictionaries in our school library.
2. Mike would like (a few/a little) milk in his tea.
3. There are (much more/many more) pupils present today than yesterday.
4. There were (no less/no fewer) than fifty applicants for that job.
5. There aren't (much/many) theatres in this town.
6. (many and many/more and more) children are studying foreign languages nowadays.
7. People have (fewer/less) money today than they used to have five years ago.
8. She can't let me use much of her perfume. There's only (little/a little) in the bottle.

26. WORK ON THE MODEL:
It's becoming... (warm).
It's becoming warmer and warmer.
1. It's becoming... to find a job. (difficult)
2. ... people are travelling abroad, (many)
3. As the time passed, the little girl became... (talkative);
4. There are... mistakes in his papers, (few);
5. At the end of autumn, the weather becomes... (bad);
6. Life is becoming... nowadays. (expensive);
7. After so much practice, it's getting... to do such exercises. (easy);
8. As the day went on, the wind became... (strong);
9. I agree with you that the story is becoming... (exciting);
10. That morning the children became... (noisy).



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27. CHOOSE A HALF-SENTENCE FROM Box A TO GO WITH A HALF-SENTENCE FROM Box B:
A
1. The sooner
2. The warmer the weather
3. The bigger the children
4. The harder our work is
5. The richer he was
6. The more she has
7. The shorter the nights
8. The earlier you leave
9. The more
10. The higher the prices

B
a. the merrier
b. the fewer things we can afford to buy
c. the longer the days
d. the greedier he became
e. the sooner you will get there
f. the lighter our clothes are
g. the better
h. the greater satisfaction we have
i. the greater the problems
j. the more she wants

28. CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
1. This man proved to be the ignorantest person I had ever met.
2. You can't find a more prettier girl in this town.
3. Of the two, I like Julia best,
4. The gooder our results are, the more happy we become.
5. Who is the youngest, Paul or Laura?
6. My brother plays tennis regularly. He thinks it's a fascinated game.
7. The weather today is as worse as it was yesterday.
8. I have much more friends than you have.
9. Pamela has fewer money than her brother.
10. George is three years elder than his sister.
11. Have you read my last poem?
12. We can't buy that car because we have too few money.
13. This book is becoming more fascinating and more fascinating.
14. The higher the prices, the less things we can buy.
15. Clothes that you make yourself are better than in the shop.
16. Most highways in Germany are wider than Romania.
17. Swimming in the sea is harder than a lake.
18. It is more cheaper to travel by road.
19. Rebecca was the worse dancer in the class.
20. As I had a few luggage, I had to take a cab,

29. PUT THE WORDS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT POSITION!
1. a coat (long; leather; brown). 2. a bar (chocolate; big; new); 3. a castle (small; English; old). 4. a
dog (fat; big; white); 5. some shoes (running; modern; super). 6. a car (American; grey; fast; cheap).
7. a cottage (stone-built; small; old). 8. a dress (cotton; summer; short; white and blue);
9. a comedy (English; terrific; new). 10. a fire (electric; excellent; small).

30. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH:
1. Am admirat atunci peisaje pitoreti n Carpaii meridionali.
2. Janet era o femeie bun la inim aa c ea adesea i ajuta pe sraci.
3. Eu cred c el a fost bine intenionat, dar e limpede ca bun ziua c nu a reuit s gseasc cele
mai bune soluii.
4. Cltoriile n spaiul cosmic devin tot mai frecvente.
5. Dup ce a ieit la pensie, puine prietene au mai vizitat-o.
6. Fiul meu mai mare este cu trei ani mai mare dect cel mai vechi prieten de-al tu.
7. Ultimele tiri sunt ncurajatoare.
8. Mi-au plcut ambele fete, dar eu cred c cea mai mic e i cea mai drgu.
9. Aceste aspecte ale problemei sunt mai puin interesante dect cele precedente.
10. Este firesc ca polonezii s vorbeasc poloneza, turcii s vorbeasc turca, iar finlandezii s
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vorbeasc finlandeza.
11. ie i este mult mai fric dect ei c preurile vor deveni tot mai mari.
12. tiu c el a fcut tot posibilul s afle detalii suplimentare despre ultimele noastre cercetri.
13. Uitndu-m la cei doi copii, nu pot crede c primul este la fel de mare ca i al doilea.
14. Dei este un sfat obinuit s alegi din dou rele pe cel mai puin ru, uneori nu tii
care este cel mai puin ru.
15. Sunt absolut sigur c fiica lui cea mai mare este cu cel puin zece ani mai mare dect fiica lui
cea mai mic.
16. Cu ct mbtrnim, cu att mai bogat este experiena noastr de via.
17. Brbatul cu umeri lai i puse pe el haina cu mneci lungi i a plecat de acas n mare grab
18. M-am oprit la urmtorul oficiu potal i i-am trimis fostului meu profesor de englez o
ilustrat.
19. Mi-e o foame de lup fiindc am mncat puin astzi.
20. Mary, care este generozitatea ntruchipat, era foarte mulumit c-i poate ajuta pe sraci.

31.COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES INTO ONE, USING SUCH OR SUCH A AS SHOWN IN THE
MODEL:
John had a terrible dream. He began to cry.
John had such a terrible dream that he began to cry.
The teacher gave us difficult exercises. Nobody could do them.
The teacher gave us such difficult exercises that nobody could do them.
1. It was hot tea. It burnt my mouth.
2. My aunt is a rich woman. She doesn't care how she spends her money.
3. Our guests had fun here. They want to come again,
4. They are kind people. They have many friends.
5. It was a strong wind. It blew down a lot of trees.
6. It was bad weather. Nobody left the chalet.
7. It was an expensive car. We couldn't afford to buy it.
8. It was a heavy suitcase. The girl couldn't carry it.
9. They gave us bitter coffee. Nobody could drink it.
10. Alice is an ambitious girl. She is always successful.

32. USE SUCH (A) INSTEAD OF SO. WORK ON THE MODEL.
The film was so good that we saw it twice.
It was such a good film that we saw it twice.
1. The weather was so lovely that we went for a walk in the park.
2. The woman was so old that she could hardly walk. 3. The film is so exciting that nobody wants to
go to bed.
4. The night was so dark that the children couldn't see the path.
5. The cake is so good that I want another piece.
6. The man was so poor that he had nothing to eat.
7. The girl was so friendly that everybody wanted to play with her.
8. The princess was so pretty that the prince fell in love with her.
9. The story was so boring that the child gave up reading it.
10. The suitcases were so heavy that we had to help her to carry them.

33. READ THE TWO SENTENCES. THEN MAKE UP ONE SENTENCE USING THE CONSTRUCTION
THE SAME + NOUN + (AS). WORK ON THE MODEL.
The train leaves at 9.00. The bus also leaves at 9: 00. (time)
The bus leaves at the same time (as) the train does.
1. My house is two miles from school. Your house is also two miles from school, (distance)
2. My brother is six feet tall. My friend is also six feet tall, (height)
3. Jane is studying French. June is also studying French. (language)
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4, Our class has twenty-five students. Her class has twenty-five students, too. (size)
5. Jack plays the piano. Alice plays the piano, too. (instrument)
6. You are reading a story book. Your sister is also reading a story book, (kind of book).
7. Alec is twenty. William is also twenty (age).
8. My flower is white. Her flower is also white, (colour)
9. Mother likes cheese. Father also likes cheese, (kind of food)
10. Helen is wearing a short skirt and a blouse. Doris is also wearing a short skirt and a blouse,
(kind of clothing)