This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adjectives – Set 6”.
1. Identify the option using the wrong adjective to describe the noun.
a) violent person
b) fledgling pizza
c) industrious student
d) callow singer
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Explanation: ‘Fledgling’ means a person without experience or new to the field. Therefore, it cannot be used with food items like pizza.
2. Identify a suitable adjective for the blank.
I am sorry to say that I have no _____ cash to help you.
a) remaining
b) excessive
c) ready
d) easy
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Explanation: The word to fit in the blank should indicate something like readily available cash. Thus, the word ‘ready’ can be used as a suitable adjective.
3. Pick out the adjective in the below sentence.
I never really liked that lawyer.
a) liked
b) really
c) that
d) lawyer
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Explanation: An adjective is generally any word that is used along with the noun to describe a person, animal, place or a thing. The word ‘that’ acts as the adjective in the given sentence as it points out the noun ‘lawyer’.
4. The adjective in the below sentence which has been italicized is used Predicatively.
The bad officer was given a taste of his own medicine.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The adjective ‘bad’ is used along with the noun and it refers to the attribute if that officer. Thus, the adjective has been used Attributively and not Predicatively.
5. Supply suitable adjective for the blank.
The Battle of Panipat ended in a ___________ victory for Akbar.
a) gloomy
b) poor
c) fearful
d) grand
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Explanation: The adjective that has to be used in the sentence has to describe the word ‘victory’. The option ‘grand’ is the only adjective that can be used to refer victory among the options.
6. Which of the following will be the suitable adjective for the noun ‘dealer’?
a) sudden
b) honest
c) grand
d) slender
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Explanation: The adjective required should describe the quality of that person who is a dealer. Thus, the word ‘honest’ can serve as an attribute of that dealer.
7. Identify the adjective present in the below sentence from the following options.
I have raised the issue several times in the past meetings.
a) raised
b) issue
c) several
d) meetings
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Explanation: The word ‘several’ acts as the adjective in the above sentence as it refers to the number of times the issue (which is the noun here) has been put forward in the past.
8. Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective.
Take the money from my purse to pay the bill and keep the ________ money to yourself.
a) exorbitant
b) remaining
c) prudent
d) valid
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Explanation: The blank suggests something like left over money. Thus ‘remaining’ would be the best fit for the sentence. ‘Exorbitant’ means excessive and ‘Prudent’ means wise, most often used to refer to a person.
9. Given below are some nouns along with an adjective for each. Select the option with the wrong adjective.
a) costly watch
b) articulate speaker
c) inveterate building
d) greedy person
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Explanation: The word ‘inveterate’ means habitual. For example, ‘An inveterate smoker’. Thus, it cannot be used as an adjective for the noun ‘building’.
10. Choose the suitable adjective for the noun ‘sleep’.
a) amiable
b) panache
c) sound
d) loyal
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Explanation: ‘Sound sleep’ implies an undisturbed and a peaceful sleep. The other options ‘amiable’ meaning friendly, ‘panache’ meaning flamboyant are not suitable for the given noun.
11. Select the sentence that doesn’t use an adjective.
a) Ram is a smart guy
b) That movie is indeed scary
c) The speeding bike was caught by the police
d) I surrendered my license
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Explanation: Any word that describes a noun is an adjective. The other sentences have adjectives such as ‘smart’, ‘scary’ and ‘speeding’.
12. Which of the following sentences uses an inappropriate adjective?
a) Chennai is a large city
b) We have had enough preparation time
c) The car sustained glorious damage from that accident
d) He married a rich woman
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Explanation: The word ‘heavy’ can be used as an appropriate adjective instead of ‘glorious’, as it describes the damage to the car as a result of an accident.
13. Identify the adjective that could be used along with the noun ‘blow’.
a) violent
b) lugubrious
c) penurious
d) cheerful
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Explanation: A ‘violent blow’ indicates a fatal strike and thus serves as a suitable adjective. The other options ‘lugubrious’ means sad and ‘penurious’ means poor and thus are inappropriate.
14. Find the right adjective from the options below for the sentence.
That ______ guy lives in desolation.
a) happy
b) cunning
c) poor
d) successive
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Explanation: The word ‘desolation’ means a state of emptiness or complete destruction. Thus, the adjective must also be of similar meaning. Thus ‘poor’ is the correct answer.
15. The adjective present in the below proverb is ‘early’.
The early bird catches the worm.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: ‘One who arrives early has a good chance in succeeding’ is the underlying meaning in the proverb. Therefore ‘early’ is the adjective in the sentence that describes the noun ‘bird’.
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