Grammar: Descriptive Adjectives, 3.1 (Quiz)

An ____________ describes a noun.

Adjectives that tell about the size, shape, color, or weight of the things they describe are called ____________ adjectives.

A descriptive adjective generally comes ____________ a noun.

• before

• after

What are the descriptive adjectives in this sentence?

The ugly red couch sat in the corner of the room.

• ugly

• red

• corner

• sat

What are the descriptive adjectives in this sentence?

I love your new purple wallpaper.

• love

• new

• purple

• wallpaper

What are the descriptive adjectives in this sentence?

I just love ancient jewelry from Egypt.

• love

• ancient

• jewelry

• Egypt

What are the descriptive adjectives in this sentence?

I've got to get a pair of those adorable fuzzy socks.

• adorable

• fuzzy

• socks

• those

What is the noun in this sentence which is modified by a descriptive adjective?

What happened to my amazing Corvette?!

What is the noun in this sentence which is modified by a descriptive adjective?

I have a massive headache.

How many descriptive adjectives are in this sentence?

Sandra, for my favorite holiday, I bought you a new sweater.

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4