EXERCISES WITH THE ADJECTIVE:

1. Complete each of the sentences with an adjective from the list above: mistrustful, overwhelming,
inaccessible, dishonest, overconfident, unruly, underdone, unprintable.

1. The meat is…………..; I cannot eat it as it is. You should cook it longer.
2. If you get the highest mark, you’ll have had an……………..success.
3. A crowd may be describes as………………when it pays no attention to law and order.
4. There are places in Matto grosso that are still…………………
5. If something is too rude or indecent to be printed it is………….
6. You shouldn’t have taken it for granted, you have been…………..
7. He is that………., he never takes anything for granted.
8. A person who cheats, lies or misleads is a …………………..person.

2. Complete the sentences with adjectives from the list above: brick-built, good-looking, light-footed, quick-
fingered, wrongly-addressed, carefully-worded, home-made, heart-breaking, well-known, back-breaking, fair-
haired, badly-behaved, tongue-tied.

1. A………….person is someone who cannot speak easily.

2. A pupil who behaves badly is said to be………………
3. A……………girl is one who has fair hair.
4. A……………job is one that merely breaks your back.
5. A………………writer is known by very many people.
6. We call this a…………house because it is built of bricks.
7. Jane is………..because her clothes fit well and look nice.
8. A burglar has to be………..as well as………..
9. A………………letter is one that has been written with care.
10. …………letters cannot be delivered at the right house.
11. ……………cakes are cakes that have been made at home.
12. You feel very sad when you hear………..news.

3. Fill in the blanks with one of the following prepositions: of, in, for, to, with, at, on:
1. I am interested………. learning another language.
2. Please don’t get mad………..me. I was only trying to help.
3. He is capable………..being an excellent student.
4. I am accustomed………watching TV every evening.
5. This floor plan is similar……..the one in the other house.
6. I am tired………..watching TV. Let’s go out.
7. I hope you are not angry………me.
8. John is still dependent ………..his parents.
9. He was afraid………the dog.
10. Mrs. Carrol is very fond ………….children.
11. Mary was pleased…..her new dress.
12. Was he found guilty ………..the accident?

4. Use the positive, comparative and superlative degrees of the adjectives in brackets to fill in the blank spaces:
1. Peter is a……….boy. His elder brother, who is a basketball player, is……….., but, sure enough, his younger brother is
the…………….of them. (tall)
2. The Carpathians are………. The Alps are……………., yet the Himalayas are the……..mountains in the world. (high)
3. Autumn days are……….., rainy autumn days are…………, but we have the………….weather of all on clear, windy days in
winter. (cold)
4. Jane was very………, but she was not the…………in her class. Ann was……….(young)
5. The armchair in my room is…………., the desk is……., but the bookcase is the………….of them. (heavy)

5. Fill in the blanks with less or fewer according to the type of noun that they modify:
1. Children drink……….milk than tea.
2. Jane has………….fine shoes than Mary.
3. There are…………..dogs than cats in our town.
4. She has always had……..dresses than the other little girls.
5. Peter reads…….poetry than prose.
6. There will be………….rain this spring.
7. That factory employs…………..men than women.
8. There may be…………..work in the library before the exams.
9………….graduates will get better jobs this year.
10. There was…………snow last winter.

6. Choose the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:

1. Shakespeare’s ….play is The Tempest. (last, latest)
2. They live………door. (nearest, next)
3. Who is the……in the team? (oldest, eldest)
4. Can you tell me the way to the………….post-office? (nearest, next)
5. Take a seat in the chair……….to the fire. (nearest, next)
6. I’ve read the two poems and copied the……..(latter, later).

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7. They need no ……….advice on our part. (farther, further).
8. At present my friend Bob has ……….money than I have. (less, fewer)
9. ………….she admitted she must pay back the money. (farther, further)