Formation of Adjective
Formation of Adjective
Formation of Adjective
Adjective
1. Attributive Adjective 2. Predicative Adjective.
Adjective- Noun Attributive Adjective
Example:
A smiling face drew my attention.
She dared get down from that moving bus.
Formation of Adjective
Noun Verb Suffix adjective
Suffix Words
Ful Use useful wonder wonderful success successful
Ous danger dangerous vigor vigorous courage courageous
Ive act active progress progressive attract attractive
Al/ Ar music musical crime criminal people popular
Ic artist artistic hero heroic electron electronic
Able desire desirable laugh laughable force forcible
Ly cost costly man manly life lively
Some trouble troublesome hand handsome quarrel quarrelsome
Y fault faulty wind windy ease easy
Less sense senseless care careless shame shameless
Ish child childish book bookish fool foolish
Like student studentlike business businesslike
Ent excellence excellent difference different violence violent
al, able, ble, ful, less, ic, ous, tive, sive, some Adjective
Traditional, comparable, incredible, careful, careless, artistic, anomalous provocative ,
persuasive handsome
Very Important : 01
traditional
1. Noun + al = Adjective. tradition Adjective .
refusal
Verb + al = Noun. refuse Noun .
largely
2. Adjective + ly = Adverb. large Adverb .
friendly
Noun + ly = Adjective. friend Adjective .
Very Important : 02
1. Cardinal number Normal Numbers Examples. One, two, three etc.
2. Ordinal number Numbers expressing Position Examples. First, second, third
etc.
Usage of Adjective
Rule – 1 Adjective + Noun Noun- adjective
Example:
The goal of business is a substantial gain.
I saw that historical document.
Sample Question:
The president said that the ––––– situation was very serious.
A. economical B. economic C. economy D. economics
Much more information is required to make a –––– decision.
A. finance B. financially C. to finance D. financial
Answer Keys: 1.B 2.D
Linking Verbs
Verb Subject Object verb Linking / Copulative/ Cumulative
Verb/Copula
Example:
The meal tasted good.
The people became pious after the death of the monarch.
Linking Verb
Be (am, is, are,
become appear remain
was, were)
seem taste look feel
sound stay smell turn
keep go resemble get
Hyphenated Adjective
noun adjective (–) Hyphenated Adjective
(–) adjective (noun) 's' 'es' noun plural
Example:
They have a four-month-old baby.
Can you make change for a twenty-dollar bill?
Sample Question:
The evolution of vertebrates suggests development from a very simple heart in fish to a -------
in man.
A. four-chamber heart B. four-chambers heart
C. four-chamber hearts D. four-chamber’s heart
Ans.: A
While going to Shahbagh, I saw that a -------- new building was burning.
A. five stories B. five-stories
C. fives story D. five-storey
Ans.: D
––––––– are applied in bottled water plant so that the water sold is free of bacteria.
A. Five-stage treatment B. Fives-stages treatment
C. Fives-stage treatment D. Five-stage treatments
Ans.: D
Enough
Rule # 1 Enough Noun- Enough + Noun.
Example:
We need enough food for survival.
We have enough tickets.
Sample Question:
One must need ––––– to drive a car.
A. experience enough B. enough experience
C. experienced enough D. enough experienced
Ans.: B
Rule # 2 Enough adjective adverb Adverb/adjective + Enough.
Examples:
Joney should be strong enough to get out of bed in a few days.
Billy isn't old enough to enlist in the army.
Sample Question:
He didn't get the job because he wasn't .
A. enough training B. trained enough
C. training enough D. trained although
Ans.: B
Too ... to
(ii) too - - - - - - for + person/thing
too verb to too- for
Examples:
The bag is too heavy for me.
This brand is too expensive to buy.
Sample Question:
The tiny pictures on microfilm are ––––– small to be read with the naked eye.
A. so B. too C. much D. such
Ans.: B
Rule # 2
Subject + Verb + So + Adjective + a/an + Noun + that.
Subject + Verb + such + a/an + Adjective + Noun + that.
Example:
It was such a hot day that we decided to stay indoors.
or,
It was so hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.
Sample Question:
Water is that it generally contains dissolved materials in greater or lesser
amounts.
A. such an excellent solvent B. such excellent a solvent
C. such a excellent solvents D. a such excellent solvent
Ans.: A
Ing / ed Adjective
1. Active sense adjective- ing-
2. Passive sense adjective- ed-
subject adjective- ing- subject adjective- ed-
Examples:
What an interesting game.
This desk is disorganized.
Sample Question:
Drug abuse is increasing at an ––––– rate.
A. alarming B. alarmed C. alarm D. an alarm
Ans.: A
The Canterbury Tales, written in about 1386, is as alive and ---- today as it was nearly
600 years ago.
A. appealed B. appeal C. appealing D. the appeal of
Ans.: C
Exercise Part
Choose the incorrect part of the following sentences:
almost all have a may not have any
1. Although A insects B six legs, C immature insect D .
rocks.
have none are instead of religious
4. Some religions A B deity but C philosophies that function D .
compressed air.
there is a few have been paid
8. When A B money remaining all expenses C we say that a small economic
12. As soon
as the company has as enough earnings to make up for a had year, the stockholder of
A B C
emulative preferred stock receive dividends for the had year as well as for the good year.
D
13. Most large corporation provide pension plans for their employees so that they will be
A
secure enough than to live Comfortably
D during their retirement.
B C
is
14. One of the most popular major fields of study for foreign scholars in the United States business
A B C
15. In experiments with large numbers of animals crowded in small cages, some have not been affected,
A
have shown all of the symptoms
but the rest of associated with stress and mental illness.
B C D
Answer Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.A
20.B 21.A 22.C 23.D 24.B
Previous Years' Questions
1. The box is too heavy for me . JU H
Unit 2017-18
A. to lift it B. to lift C. that I can't lift it D. so I can't lift
it
2. What is the adjective form of ‘literacy’? RU A
Unit 2017-18
A. literate B. literal C. literary D. educated
3. What is the adjective of the word ‘obey’? IU H
Unit 2017-18
A. obediently B. obedience C. obedient D. obsolete
4. After the governor’s third overseas trip voters complained that he was paying too little
attention to ------ affairs.
DU B Unit 2015-16
A. foreign B. domestic C. professional D. intellectual
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5. I think I’ve made our position very -----------. DU D
Unit 2015-16
A. clarified B. clear C. clearly D. cleared
Note: verb-Gi object complement wn‡m‡e adjective e¨eüZ nq| †hgb: The news made me happy.
6. What is the adjective form of the word divide? C Unit DU 2013-14
A. divisible B. dividable C. dividible
D. divisable E. devisable
7. When your body does not get -----, it cannot make the glucose it needs. C Unit DU 2004-05
A. food as enough B. food enoughly C. enough the food D. enough food
Note: enough noun
8. Correct English translation of C Unit DU 1995-96
A. He is very weak and so he cannot walk. B. He cannot walk because he is very weak.
C. He is so weak that he cannot walk. D. He is too weak to walk.
9. What part of speech is ‘extraordinary? B Unit DU 2010-11
A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb
10. Global warming may have a ----- effect on life. B Unit DU 2008-09
A. pollutant B. industrious C. disastrous D. destruction
Note: Effect noun, adjective (B) (C) C-
11. They wouldn’t let my sister in the theatre because she was ---- age. B Unit DU 2006-07
A. below B. small C. under D. young
12. What is the best translation of the sentence- B Unit DU 2006-07
A. He is not as tall like his brother. B. He is not tall enough.
C. He is not taller than his brother. D. He is not as tall as his brother.
Note: as + adjective + as
13. The grapes ----- sour. B Unit DU 2006-07
A. tasting B. are tasting C. tastes D. taste
Note: ‘Grapes’ subject plural verb plural form (taste)
present indefinite tense
14. What does the sentence, “It is too cold to go swimming” mean? B Unit DU 2006-07
A. One should go to swim when it is too cold. B. The weather is not cold enough for
swimming.
C. One should not go swimming in cold weather. D. The weather is not suitable for swimming.
15. They tiny print on the poster is ---- small to be read easily. B Unit DU 2004-05
A. so B. much C. very D. too
Note: too ----- to
16. Computers that once took up entire rooms are now ---- to put on desktops and into wristwatches.
D Unit DU 2009-10
A. small enough B. smaller than C. as small as D. so small
Note: enough + Noun adjective + enough noun- enough
adjective- enough small adjective enough
17. He hopes to provide ---- service. D Unit DU 2006-07
A. uninterrupted B. uninterrupt C. uninterrupting D. un-interrupted
Note: Uninterrupted adjective noun ‘service’-
18. The president said that the ---- situation was very serious. D Unit DU 2004-05
A. economical B. economic C. economy D. economics
Note: Economic adj. economical adj
option (B)
19. Choose the most appropriate sentence: D Unit DU 1997-98
A. The detective looked cautious for footprints. B. The detective looked cautiously for
footprints.
C. The detective looked for footprints. D. Cautiously the detective looked for
footprints.
Note: Adverb verb modify (B) looked cautiously economic
situation
20. The roses in our garden smell really ----- this year. D Unit DU 1996-97
A. sweetest B. sweetly C. sweetening D. sweet
Note: (linking verb + adverb + adjective) smell really sweet
21. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Here the underlined word of the sentence is ––.A Unit JnU 2013-
14
A. participle B. gerund C. verb D. adjective
22. She seemed ––––– and ill at ease, and bent her head. B Unit JnU 2013-14
A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. had been embarrassed D. embarrassed
23. The word ‘neutral’ is JnU 2009-10
A. an adverb B. a noun C. an adjective D. a verb
24. What is the adjective of information? JnU 2009-10
A. informal B. informative C. informed D. information
Note: suffix Adjective an, ary, ive, able, less, ful, ty, ary, ish, ian,
al, idle, ed, ic, istic, ous etc.
25. The manufacturer should fix the market price of the product. Here ‘market’ is – RU 2013-14
A. an adjective B. a noun C. an adverb D. a determiner
26. Adjective of ‘circle’ is– RU 2011-12
A. Circular B. Circulation C. Encircle D. Circulate
27. The adjective form of the word ‘moon’ is– RU 2011-12
A. linear B. loner C. lunar D. lunatic
28. Choose the adjective of friend: RU 2011-12
A. friendly B. befriend C. friendfull D. none
29. ‘People’ adjective form RU 2009-10
A. Popularity B. Popular C. Popularize D. Populous
30. Do not go in the wrong path. RU 2009-10
A. verb B. noun C. adjective D. adverb
31. It is difficult to pass this admission test. Here ‘difficult’ is– RU 2009-10
A. noun B. adjective C. adverb D. complement
32. What is the adjective of the word ‘Circle’? RU 2009-10
A. circular B. circulate C. circulation D. none of these
33. Good computers are getting quite cheaper now. JU 2011-12
A. adjective B. adverb C. noun D. verb
34. A seventeen year old boy is not ––––– to vote in an election. CU 2012-13
A. old enough B. as old enough C. enough old
D. enough old as E. old enough yet
35. What is the adjective of the word ‘heart’? CU 2009-10
A. hearten B. hearty C. heartfulness D. heartful
36. What kind of part of speech is ‘unparalleled’? IU 2011-12
A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb
37. What kind of part of speech is ‘extraordinary’? IU 2011-12
A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb
38. Which of the following is a correct sentence? 15th BCS
A. He was too clever not to miss the point B. He was so cleaver to miss the point
C. He was too clever to miss the point D. He was too clever to grasp the point.
39. Do not worry, English grammar is not --- to understand. 13th BCS
A. so difficult B. very difficult C. too difficult D. difficult enough
40. A rolling stone gather no moss. What ‘rolling’ is? 11th BCS
A. gerund B. verbal noun C. participle D. adverb
Answer Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.D 14.D 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.B
20.D 21.D 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.A 27.C 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.B 32.A 33.A 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.C
38.C 39.D 40.C