QUIZ ADJECTIVES

I. KINDS
Directions: Choose the adjective in the
sentence, identify the kind and indicate
the word being modified. No need to copy
the sentences on your test notebook. Just
write the answer. You may have MORE
THAN ONE adjective per sentence. (1
point per correct item)

1. Stephen seemed angry after he

finished the new book.
2. My niece works in an office.
3. John makes me very angry.
4. The sleeping children were peaceful
in their beds.
5. The sick man was treated in the
special ward.
6. Alabama's governor replied quickly
to the blunt question.
 7. Professor Dumbledore made a
surprise announcement: Harry
would compete in the upcoming
tournament.
8. The painted dresser, which looked
blue last evening, has green
highlights.
9. They answered the challenging
questions but missed the easy ones.
10. Running for the downtown bus,
Erica felt ill.

II. ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Directions: Rewrite the following
sentences taking note of the correct
adjective position. (1 point per adjective if
in correct order)
1. James just bought a (red /racing /
bright /French) bike.
2. King Kong climbed the building
holding a (slender/young /beautiful)
girl in his hand.
3. The king graciously allowed Sir
Reginald to keep the (gold / valuable
/carved) chest as his reward.
4. Harvey had a (game /mounted
/stuffed) fish hanging on the wall of
his office.
5. Cuddles was a (guard/huge /snarling
/mean) dog

ANSWER KEY
1. Stephen seemed angry after he
finished the new book.
ANGRY - predicate adjective -
Stephen
THE limiting article - book
NEW descriptive book

2. My niece works in an office.

MY possessive niece
An limiting article office

3. John makes me very angry.

ANGRY descriptive me

4. The sleeping children were peaceful

in their beds.
THE limiting article children
SLEEPING verbal participle
PEACEFUL descriptive children
THEIR possessive - beds
5. The sick man was treated in the
special ward.
 THE limiting article man
SICK descriptive man
THE limiting article ward
SPECIAL descriptive ward

6. Alabama's governor replied quickly

to the blunt question.
ALABAMAS possessive
governor
THE limiting article question
BLUNT descriptive question

7. Professor Dumbledore made a

surprise announcement: Harry
would compete in the upcoming
tournament.
PROFESSOR descriptive
Dumbledore
A limiting article
announcement
SURPRISE descriptive
announcement
 THE limiting article
tournament
UPCOMING verbal tournament

8. The painted dresser, which looked

blue last evening, has green
highlights.
THE limiting article dresser
PAINTED verbal participial
dresser
BLUE descriptive dresser
GREEN descriptive highlights

9. They answered the challenging

questions but missed the easy ones.
THE limiting article questions
CHALLENGING verbal
participle questions
THE limiting article ones
EASY descriptive ones
10. Running for the downtown bus,
Erica felt ill.
 RUNNING verbal participial
THE limiting article bus
Downtown descriptive bus
ILL descriptive - Erica

III.ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Directions: Rewrite the following
sentences taking note of the correct
adjective position. (1 point per adjective if
in correct order)
6. James just bought a (red /racing /
bright /French) bike.
James just bought a bright, red,
French, racing bike.

7. King Kong climbed the building

holding a (slender/young /beautiful)
girl in his hand.
King Kong climbed the building
holding a beautiful, slender, young girl
in his hand.
8. The king graciously allowed Sir
Reginald to keep the (gold / valuable
/carved) chest as his reward.
The king graciously allowed Sir
Reginald to keep the valuable, gold,
carved chest as his reward.
9. Harvey had a (game /mounted
/stuffed) fish hanging on the wall of
his office.
Harvey had a stuffed, mounted game
fish hanging on the wall of the office.
10. Cuddles was a (guard/huge /snarling
/mean) dog.
Cuddles was a mean, huge, snarling
dog.