ADJECTIVES

Quiz
A. Identifying Adjectives
Underline each word that is used as an adjective in the sentences
below. (Include articles and proper adjectives.)
1. The Sahel can support a small pastoral population.
2. Nomadic herders, who subsisted on marginal resources, followed
rains north into drier areas during the rainy season and retreated to
greener southern pastures during dry spells.
3. When the African nations gained their independence in the 1950s
and 1960s, they began to receive foreign aid, which included new
strains of many crops like cotton and peanuts that could tolerate a
short season.
4. Agricultural production overran lands that were once pastures.
5. When agriculture strips the land of its protective vegetative cover,
the relentless action of the wind can carry away the bare soil, and
the desert advances.
 
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B. Using Adjectives
On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the exercise below. Complete
your paragraph by using an appropriate adjective from the words
given below the exercise.
The (1) __________ Chinese philosopher Confucius lived from about
551 to about 497 B.C. This period was an (2) __________ time in
Chinese history. The (3)_________ barons caused continual wars.
The weak (4) __________ government was unable to maintain
peace. Confucius thought that China should try to recapture the (5)
_________________ and prosperous order of the past. A famous
saying of Confucius is “Learning without thought is fruitless labor;
thought without learning is (6)_________________.” quarrelsome
central peaceful highest unquiet unbiased famous perilous

quarrelsome central peaceful highest

[1] In Japan, some people grow miniature trees that have a famous
history and an important place in horticultural art. [2] Through
pruning and fertilization, the trees are trained to keep the shape and
proportion of larger trees. [3] The trees often have small leaves and
small fruit. [4] The trees have an old and wind-swept appearance, as
though they had grown in the outdoors. [5] With bonsai, gardeners
can create realistic landscapes in pots and carry scenes of mountain
crags or vast plains into their homes.
 
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 Exercise B Underline each of the twenty-five adjectives in the following
story, and draw an arrow from the adjective to the word or words it
modifies. Treat hyphenated compound words like spine-tingling as one
word. Do not include the articles a, an, and the.
EXAMPLE Scary stories can make the imagination run wild.
On hot summer nights, Julio and the other boys sleep out in the yard. They
put up a tent in a dark corner, where the trees and bushes are thick. That
way the boys can easily imagine they are in wild, uninhabited country.
One evening Mike suggested that they tell ghost stories or tales of bear
hunts. After a particularly spine-tingling story, Mike couldn’t sleep; he was
too nervous.
About midnight he saw something move in the shadows. “Yeow!” he cried
out. “There is a big bear! It is really huge!”
In the sudden confusion, the small tent collapsed on top of the boys; each
one seemed eager to go in a different direction. Anxious parents ran out
of the nearby house. They found a coal-black dog. Like a bear, this
animal was very curious. It was sniffing at the tangle of arms, legs, and
bodies under the tent.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space
empty.
1. _____ people next door to us always go to _____ church on _____
Christmas Day.
2. _____ Philippine Islands are in _____ Pacific Ocean about 1450
miles away from _____ Singapore.
3. She has _____ very clever brother who can speak _____ Italian,
_____ Cantonese, _____ English and _____ Tamil. He wants to
become _____ interpreter in _____ High Court.
4. _____ 1964 Olympic Games were held in _____ Tokyo in _____
Japan. _____ Russian and _____ American teams won many
medals, and _____ Japanese and _____ British athletes also did
very well.
5. These stamps are from _____ United States of America but those
are from _____ Ghana. Look at this picture of _____ Aswan Dam.
6. When my sister arrived, she went straight to _____ kitchen and
started to prepare _____ meal for us.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space
empty.
7) You can go to _____ National Museum but John and I want to visit
_____ zoo first.
8) _____ Maldives Islands are to _____ west of _____ Sri Lanka and
are in _____ Indian Ocean.
9) The boys have gone to _____ Church on _____ Church Street.
10) We stopped at the city and went to _____ museum. After this we
had _____ lunch at _____ coffee stall. Then we continued _____
journey to the hotel.
11) When the aeroplane flew over _____ Alps, Danny saw the snow on
_____ mountains. Then the plane went on to _____ Dusseldorf in
_____ West Germany. About an hour later it arrived in the United
Kingdom.
12) He lives in _____ Manchester but he has never seen _____
Manchester team play against _____ team from _____ Midlands.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space empty.
13) We had quite an interesting voyage from _____ Shanghai to _____
England. It was hot when we went through _____ Red Sea but it was
not so hot in _____ Suez Canal. The weather was quite mild when we
entered _____ Mediterranean but it became cold soon after we had
passed _____ Gibraltar and reached _____ Atlantic Ocean.
14) _____coconut palm is a very useful tree. It is grown mostly along
_____ coastal areas of _____ country. Sometimes _____ nut falls into
_____ sea and is carried along by _____ current until it reaches _____
distant land. When _____ nut is washed ashore, it sticks in _____ sand
or mud and begins to grow.
15) One morning James and I went out with his cousin who is _____
orange picker. He worked hard for about _____hour and then stopped
for _____ short rest. After _____ few minutes, he picked up his baskets
and started to pick _____ rest of _____ trees on his part of _____
orchard where he worked.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space empty.
16) We reached _____ jetty at _____ Southern Point at _____ quarter to
_____ three in _____ afternoon and crossed over to _____ Rocky Hill
Island on _____ ferry called _____ “Loyal Rose”. We went for _____
drive round _____ island and visited _____ Botanical Gardens, _____
Snake House, _____ Rocky Hill and several other places. We agreed
to have _____ picnic _____ next day if _____ weather was suitable.
17) _____ group of _____ boys who were swimming in _____ pool saw
what they thought was _____ body of _____child. It was floating not far
from _____ edge but they could not reach it. _____ boys reported
_____ matter to _____ police who came to investigate. _____
policeman swam out to _____ “body” and pulled it to _____ bank. Then
_____ policemen and _____ boys saw that _____ “body” was only
_____ sack with some old clothes and _____ rubbish in it.
18) _____ holidays will start on _____ sixth of _____ December. I shall
leave for _____ Bangkok on _____ first day of _____holidays. I have
_____ uncle there who works in _____ rice mill. He is _____ manager
of _____ mill.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space empty.
19) Jack is not feeling well. He has gone to _____ hospital to see _____
doctor. He told me he has _____ severe pain in _____ stomach.
20) My brother caught _____ cold when he played _____ football in _____
rain. He did not dry himself properly after _____ game.
21) Please go to _____ cupboard by _____ door and bring me _____ piece
of _____ chalk from _____ box on _____ top shelf.
22) We can drink _____ juice inside _____ coconut. It is _____ very popular
drink at _____ market. It is _____ cheap drink too and costs only ten
cents _____ glass.
23) _____ short while ago my father went to _____ railway station to meet
_____ friend who is arriving on _____ two o'clock train from _____
south.
24) During _____ December holidays _____ group of scouts climbed up
_____ Mount Apex. When they reached _____ top, they wrote their
names on _____ handkerchief, tied it to _____ stick and then stuck
_____ stick in _____ ground. When one of _____ scouts returned to
_____ same place during April holidays, he found that _____ 'flag' was
still there.
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25) I have told Mary about _____ vacant post in my office. She has sent
_____ application for _____ job but has not yet had _____ answer.
26) We shall have _____ dinner in _____ moment even if _____ boys are
not _____ home by then. _____ food is nearly ready.
27) Three of _____ boys want to play _____ badminton but _____ others
prefer to play _____ basketball. They can't play at _____ same time.
28) My brother said that _____ results of _____ examination will appear in
_____ newspaper in _____ few days' time. He said that _____ friend
told him _____ results were out.
29) He has eaten nearly all _____ curry. I'm sure he will have _____ pain in
his stomach later on. He always has been _____ greedy boy and has
had _____ indigestion more than _____ once before.
30) About _____ month ago there was _____ serious flood in _____ village
where my cousin lives. There was _____ lot of _____ damage and
_____ Government helped _____ people to build _____ new homes on
higher ground _____ little way away from _____ river.
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31) ___ attempt has been made to collect _____ funds to start _____ public
library in _____ town where my friends live.
32) When we reached __ beach, we saw many people playing near __
clump of __ trees. We stopped to watch __ group of fishermen pulling in
their net. There was quite __ quantity of ___ small fish in __ net. ___
men took ___ fish out and put them in _____ large barrel.
33) We need to get ________ new phone.
34) . Alex, would you please answer ______ phone?
35) __ people use __ plants in __ many different ways. Plants supply us
with oxygen. They are a source of __ lifesaving medicines. We use plant
products to build __ houses and to make __ paper and ___textiles.
36) When you look at ______ sandy shore, it might seem practically empty
of ______ animals. This appearance is deceptive, however. Beneath
______ surface, the sand is full of ______ life. It is teeming with ______
crabs, ______shrimp, ______ worms, ______ snails, and ______ other
kinds of ______ marine animals.
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Put in 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary; otherwise leave the space empty..
37) Our children enjoyed going to the beach yesterday. When they dug in
______ sand, they found various kinds of ______ animals. Susie found
______ crab, and so did Johnny. ______ crab Johnny found pinched
him, which made him cry. But he had ______ good time at ______
beach anyway.
38) The biggest bird in the world is the ostrich. It eats just about anything it
can reach, including ______ stones, ______ glass, and ______ keys. It
can kill ______ person with one kick.
39) Do you ever gaze into ______ space and wonder if ______ other life
forms exist in ______ universe?
40) ______ most mirrors are made from ______ glass to which ______
thin layer of ______ silver or ______ aluminum has been applied.