Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an adjective?

a)

A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

b)

A person, place, thing, or idea.

c)

A word that takes the place of a noun.

d)

A word that tells what a noun is doing.

2.

(Check all that apply) What are the three questions that adjectives answer?

a)

What kind?

b)

How many?

c)

Which one?

d)

Whose it is?

e)

When is it?

3.

Articles as Adjectives - There are three articles. What are the three articles?

a)

A, An, The

b)

A, And, Them

c)

And, His, Her

d)

This, That, These

4.

What does a descriptive adjective do?

a)

Describes a noun or pronoun.

b)

Tells how something is done.

c)

Tells you when to do your homework.

d)

Invites you to tea parties.

5.

There are four demonstrative adjectives. What are they?

a)

This, That, These, Those

b)

A, An, The

c)

Who, What, When, Where

d)

Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Thor

6.

Which of the adjective questions does the DEMONSTRATIVE adjective answer?

a)

Which One?

b)

What Kind?

c)

How Many?

d)

Whose is it?

7.

What do interrogative adjectives do?

a)

They ask questions about nouns.

b)

They tell which one.

c)

They tell how many.

d)

They knit you new socks when your feet are cold.

8.

(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Put a check mark next to the INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES.

(Hint - there are 6)

a)

Where, and What

b)

Which, and Whose

c)

When

d)

Who / Whom

e)

How

9.

What does a comparative adjective do?

a)

It is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

b)

It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

c)

It describes nouns.

d)

It tells how many.

10.

What does a superlative adjective do?

a)

It is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other.

b)

It is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns.

c)

It describes nouns.

d)

It tells how many.

11.

Choose the type of adjective of the underlined word.


The car reduced its speed on the slippery road.

a)

descriptive adjective

b)

distributive adjective

c)

possessive adjective

d)

proper adjective

12.

The names of many Japanese cities are difficult to pronounce.

a)

Descriptive Adjective

b)

Proper Adjective

c)

Demonstrative Adjective

d)

Distributive Adjective

13.

Which boxes did you put in the van?

a)

Distributive adjective

b)

Demonstrative Adjective

c)

Descriptive adjective

d)

Interrogative Adjective

14.

Those people are waiting for the doctor.

a)

Demonstrative Adjective

b)

Descriptive Adjective

c)

Interrogative Adjective

d)

Possessive Adjective

15.

Each boy raised his hand.

a)

Demonstrative Adjective

b)

Descriptive Adjective

c)

Distributive Adjective

d)

Proper Adjective

16.

The beautiful dress was stained with red ink.

a)

Descriptive Adjective

b)

Demonstrative Adjective

c)

Interrogative Adjective

d)

Proper Adjective

17.

I saw three men break into the bank.

a)

Distributive Adjective

b)

Descriptive Adjective

c)

Demonstrative Adjective

d)

Quantitative Adjective

18.

That seat is very uncomfortable.

a)

Descriptive Adjective

b)

Demonstrative adjective

c)

Quantitative Adjective

d)

Proper Adjective

19.

The farmer rested under a shady tree.

a)

Demonstrative Adjective

b)

Distributive Adjective

c)

Descriptive Adjective

d)

Quantitative Adjective

20.

You may choose either parcel.

a)

Descriptive Adjective

b)

Quantitative Adjective

c)

Proper Adjective

d)

Distributive Adjective