GRAMMAR:-Adjective Exercises with Answers

What is an adjective? Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven. Adjectives modify nouns Most students learn that adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs or other adjectives. Margot wore a beautiful hat to the pie-eating contest. Furry dogs may overheat in the summertime. My cake should have sixteen candles. The scariest villain of all time is Darth Vader. In the sentences above, the adjectives are easy to spot because they come immediately before the nouns they modify. An adjective is a word that describes the traits, qualities, or number of a noun. Decide whether you have to use much or many: We saw _____ animals at the zoo. How _____ oranges did you put in the box? There isn’t _____ sugar in my coffee. I don’t have ______ friends. The old man hasn’t got _____ hair on his head. I’ve packed _____ bottles of water. I didn’t get _____ sleep last night. How _____ fruit do you eat in an average day? Answers: 1. many 2.many 3. much 4. many 5.much 6. many 7. much 8.much Decide whether you have to use a little or a few: Can you please buy _______ apples. We need _______ water. I have _______ money left. I take _______ sugar with my coffee. We had _______ pints of beer there. You have _______ time left. There are _______ chairs in the room. He only spent _______ dollars there. 1. a few2.a little 3. a little 4. a little 5. a few 6.3 a little 7. a few 8. a few Decide whether you have to use some or any: Is there _______ milk left? There is _______ juice in the bottle. Do you have _______ coffee? I don’t have _______ money left. She has _______ money. Do you know _______ of these singers? I don’t know _______ of them. I know _______ of them. Answers: 1. any 2. some 3.any 4. any 5. some 6. any 7. any 8. some The child put _______ sand into the bucket. I can lend you _______ money if you need it. There aren’t _______ pears left. Only two. We had _______ cake with the tea. Don’t eat so _______ sweets or you’ll get fat. I had _______ beer last night at the bar. I don’t have _______ friends. He brought _______ food with him. 1. some 2. some 3. many 4. some 5. many 6. some 7. many 8. some little vs less Decide whether you have to use little or less: I have _______ interest in classical music. I have _______ faith in him. We need _______ furniture in this dance hall than in the big one. You have to drink _______ coffee. He has _______ money than I thought. Tonight I drank _______ wine than last night. She dedicates _______ time to her homework than to her hobbies. This will take _______ time to finish than the last time we tried. Answers: 1. little 2. little 3. less 4. less 5.less 6. less 7. less 8. less Decide whether you have to use a little or a lot: That may cost you _______ of money. I added _______ sugar to the mix. You’ll have to spend _______ of cash on this car. (a lot) I can do it with _______ help from my friends. _______ change can really make a difference. I don’t have _______ of free time today. He left _______ of laundry for me to do. She gave him _______ attention. Answers: 1. a lot 2. a little 3. a lot 4. a little 5. a little 6. a lot 7. a lot 8.a little