Adjectives: Circle The Adjective That Makes More Sense in The Sentence

Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They tell the size, color, or quality of something: a big
room, the red car, four interesting books. Here are some commonly used adjectives: beautiful, fast,
loud, tall big, funny, old, terrible, black, handsome, quiet, thirsty, boring, interesting, right,
ugly, careful, late, sad, young, careless, little, short, white, early, long, slow, wrong.
Circle the adjective that makes more sense in the sentence.

1. I often go to a green/late movie.
2. Their little/right boy is six years old.
3. The wrong/young teacher is very smart.
4. We took the fast/loose train to New York.
5. The old/funny story made me laugh.
6. Do you know that handsome/early man?
7. She had an early/careless breakfast.
8. I saw the long/terrible accident.
9. The new house has boring/white doors.
10. The green/short boy is my cousin.
Fill in the blank with any adjective that makes sense. You may choose from the list given at
the beginning of the unit.
1. David wrote a ________________________________________ poem for her.
2. Do you like the ________________________________ cake?
3. I cannot find an ___________book.
4. Where does the _________________________ lawyer live?
5. Marisa needs a ____________________________ job.
6. The _______ ____________________man found a ______________________ wallet.
7. Kareem is a ____________________________ friend of mine.
8. There is a ____________________________________ test tomorrow.
9. When can you come to our ____________________________farm?
10. That is a ________________________________question.
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the box above.
1. My friend likes to exercise and eat fruits and vegetable, so he’s ___________.
2. A: Are you a lazy person? B: No, in fact, I’m very ___________.
3. My son Thomas is very ___________. He’s only five years old.
4. He should play basketball because he is ___________. He’s not short.
5. My sister isn’t very ___________. She’s shy and doesn’t like to meet new people.
6. He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He’s ___________.
7. I went on a diet last year and lost five kilograms, so now I’m ___________.
8. Sarah always says, “Thank you”. She’s a ___________ person.
9. Of course, I’m very ___________! I got an A+ on all of my exams!
10. My uncle loves to tell jokes to make us laugh. He’s ___________.
11. My friend can lift 200 kilograms, so he’s really quite ___________!
12. Jennifer and Kelly always look left and right before they cross a busy street. They are
___________ when they cross a busy street.
13. My classmate always smiles and has many friends. She’s ___________.
14. Nothing seems to make my grandfather sad. He’s a ___________ person.
15. Khaled can make many different animal sounds. Most people can’t do that. He’s
COMPARATIVE SENTENCES
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the adjectives.
1. The Nile is one of ____________________ rivers in the world (LONG).
2. This is ____________________ book I have ever read. (INTERESTING)
3. A spider is sometimes ____________________ than a large snake. (FRIGHTENING)
4. Mr Harper is ____________________ teacher in the whole school. He is even ____________________
than my French teacher (BORING)
5. A bike path is usually ____________________ than the lane of a road. (NARROW)
6. People say women are ____________________ than men. (POLITE)
7. A computer is much ____________________ than a pocket calculator. (EXPENSIVE)
8. My sister is not as ____________________ as her mother. (TALL)
9. Snowboarding is ____________________ than skiing (EXCITING).
10. Children usually have ____________________ money to spend than teenagers. (LITTLE)
11. July and August are normally ____________________ moths of the year (HOT) .
12. Paul is ____________________ runner in our class . Nobody is ____________________ than he is.
(SLOW)
13. In this test she has made ____________________ mistakes than in the last one. (FEW)
14. Sandra is ____________________ girl I know. (CLEVER)
15. The film I watched yesterday was ____________________ than the one on Saturday
(INTERESTING)
16. Peter is ____________________ player on our team. He never gets anything right. (BAD)
17. English is not as ____________________ as German but ____________________ than other
languages (DIFFICULT).
18. Bill works ____________________ than ever. He wants to get a promotion. (HARD)
19. Mrs Simmons is ____________________ teacher I have ever met. (POLITE)
20. This chair is not as ____________________ as the one in the living room. (COMFORTABLE)
Underline the adjectives in each sentence below.

The beautiful neighborhood gleamed with sunlight in the morning.
1. John went to the busy store to pick up red apples.
2. The tall man at the counter felt that John was a very kind gentleman.
3. The hot sun rose in the morning and set in the misty evening.
4. Many of earth’s greatest wonders have been labeled as historical monuments.
5. Often, there are many animals which are placed on the endangered species list because they are
hunted.
6. That tall man walked in the store yesterday and ordered some green tea.
7. One of the largest buildings in the world is located on that tiny mountain that overlooks the sea.
8. John happily opened the front door when he heard his friend knocking.
9. May was cooking a big feast for her family during the afternoon.
10. Michael went to school so he could pass the very difficult test.
11. That building is a huge skyscraper.
12. Many of those red flowers bloom in spring and die in the winter.
13. Often times, students are happy when lunch time begins.
Adjective Order
Try a few of these exercises to practice using the correct adjective order. Place the adjectives
in the correct order in each sentence.
1. The girl received __________ ___________ gifts for her birthday. (tiny, multiple)
2. All of the students in class took the ___________ _____________ test. (computerized, simple)
3. Before going to the greenhouse, the horticulture students put on their _____________ __________
___________ gloves. (rubber, new, gardening)
4. The _________ ________ women waited for the server to come to their table. (refined, Chinese)
5. The box was full of ________ and ________ _________puppies. (white, spotted, black)
6. The state of Colorado is ___________, _____________, and _____________. (square, large,
mountainous)
7. Did you know that cheetahs are _____________, ______________, and ____________? (carnivorous,
beautiful, endangered)
8. The ____________ ____________ furniture was sold yesterday. (Swedish, green)
Put the words in brackets in the correct order.

1. We wanted (grey / a / metal) table.
2. They bought (red / a / new) car.
3. She went home and sat on (comfortable / her / wooden / old) bed.
4. He bought (woollen / a / British / fabulous) suit.
5. They have (Dutch / black) bicycles.
6. He wants (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.
7. (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.
8. He has (a lot of / old / interesting) books.
9. She bought (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox.
10. He is looking for (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.
11. She dropped (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed.

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Circle the adjective that makes more sense in the sentence.

Underline the adjectives in each sentence below.

Put the words in brackets in the correct order.

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