Adjective Test Review

What is an adjective?

• A word that descrives and adverb

• A word that shows an action

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A word that modifies a noun

An adjective is a word that answers the following questions:

Choose all that apply (3)

• How many?

• Who?

• Which one?

• What kind?

• Where?

Locate the adjective in the following sentence: "The guitarist played an expensive instrument."

• guitarist

• expensive

• instrument

• played

Locate the adjective in the following sentence: The spray in the bottle is fragrant."

• spray

• bottle

• fragrant

• is

What type of adjective is "second" in the following sentence: "The second student in line answered the question."

• which one?

• how many?

• what kind?

• where?

Identify the adjective and the word it modifies in the following sentence: "The textbook for the class is heavy."

• adjective: heavy, modifies: class

• adjective: text

  modifies: book

• adjective: heavy

  modifies: textbook

• there are no adjectives in this sentence

Change the proper noun in parentheses into a proper adjective:

__________ (Canada) traditions are important to my family.

Change the proper noun in parentheses into a proper adjective:

________ (Germany) cake is incredibly rich in flavor.

Which phrase shows the correct order of adjectives?

• three small square British tables

• three square small British tables

• three British small square tables

• British small tables square three

What is the comparative form of the adjective "funny?"

• funnyier

• funnier

• more funny

• so funny