Adjectives Quiz

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a verb

• A type of punctuation mark

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A musical instrument

Give an example of an adjective used in a sentence.

• ugly

• fast

• tall

• beautiful

How do adjectives modify nouns?

• Adjectives modify nouns by describing or giving more information about them.

• Adjectives have no impact on nouns.

• Adjectives change the gender of nouns.

• Adjectives modify verbs instead of nouns.

Explain the difference between descriptive and limiting adjectives.

• Descriptive adjectives are used in poetry, while limiting adjectives are used in prose

• Descriptive adjectives are always positive, while limiting adjectives can be negative

• Descriptive adjectives are optional, while limiting adjectives are mandatory

• Descriptive adjectives provide more information about the noun, while limiting adjectives restrict the noun by specifying a particular type or quantity.

Provide three adjectives to describe a cat.

• agile, independent, curious

• boring, talkative, angry

• loud, fast, long

• lazy, curly, amazing

Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: The big brown dog ran quickly.

• big, brown

• small

• red

• slow

What is the purpose of using adjectives in writing?

• The purpose of using adjectives in writing is to provide more detail, description, and specificity to nouns.

• Adjectives in writing are unnecessary

• Using adjectives in writing leads to ambiguity

• Adjectives make writing more confusing

List three common adjectives used to describe emotions.

• happy, sad, angry

• confused

• tired

• excited

Discuss the order of adjectives in a sentence.

• Color, size, opinion, shape, age, origin, material, purpose

• Opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose

• Age, color, size, opinion, shape, origin, material, purpose

• Purpose, material, color, shape, age, size, opinion, origin

Create a sentence using at least three adjectives.

• The small, green apple danced.

• The fast, red car flew.

• The fluffy, white cat slept peacefully.

• The big, yellow sun sang.