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Adjectives exercise

August 22, 2014 - A2pdf

Find out the adjectives in the following sentences and state which nouns are modified by them.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Which word is an adjective in the sentence "The car suffered heavy damage"?
Wrong!
The adjective "heavy" describes the noun "damage".
2Which word is an adjective in the sentence "Every dog has his day"?
Wrong!
The adjective "Every" tells us which dog is meant.
3Which word is an adjective in the sentence "I have bought enough sugar"?
Wrong!
The adjective "enough" describes the noun "sugar".
4Which word is an adjective in the sentence "She was wearing a blue gown"?
Wrong!
The adjective "blue" describes the noun "gown".
5Which word is an adjective in the sentence "I have had my fair share of disappointments"?
Wrong!
The adjective "fair" describes the noun "share".
6Which word is an adjective in the sentence "The way was long and the wind was cold"?
Wrong!
The adjective "long" describes the noun "way".
7Which word is an adjective in the sentence "Don’t cry over spilt milk"?
Wrong!
The adjective "spilt" describes the noun "milk".
8Which word is an adjective in the sentence "He won the first prize"?
Wrong!
The adjective "first" describes the noun "prize".
9Which word is an adjective in the sentence "He is a man of few words"?
Wrong!
The adjective "few" describes the noun "words".
10Which word is an adjective in the sentence "He died a glorious death"?
Wrong!
The adjective "glorious" describes the noun "death".
11Which word is an adjective in the sentence "A small leak can sink a great ship"?
Wrong!
The adjective "great" describes the noun "ship".
12Which word is an adjective in the sentence "King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport"?
Wrong!
The adjective "hearty" describes the noun "king".
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Answers

  1. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “The car suffered heavy damage”? — heavy
  2. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “Every dog has his day”? — Every
  3. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “I have bought enough sugar”? — enough
  4. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “She was wearing a blue gown”? — blue
  5. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “I have had my fair share of disappointments”? — fair
  6. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “The way was long and the wind was cold”? — long
  7. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “Don’t cry over spilt milk”? — spilt
  8. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “He won the first prize”? — first
  9. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “He is a man of few words”? — few
  10. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “He died a glorious death”? — glorious
  11. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “A small leak can sink a great ship”? — great
  12. Which word is an adjective in the sentence “King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport”? — hearty
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