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1. 1.

   Create your own adjectives of quality to describe these nouns.

   1. vase
   2. singer
   3. girl
   4. table
   5. car
   6. film
   7. travellers
   8. house
   9. flowers
   10. poet
2. 2.

   Read this passage from The Open Window by Saki. Underline the adjectives and identify the kind.

   'Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered. That was the dreadful part of it.' Here the child's voice lost its self-possessed note and became falteringly human...Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to do...

3. 3.

   Choose the appropriate adjectives to describe these nouns.

   1. the ________________ sun (golden/soft)
   2. a ________________ lamb (fierce/gentle)
   3. the ________________ fox (sly/serious)
   4. a ________________ old man (sly/throughtful)
   5. the ________________ lion (busy/brave)
   6. the ________________ meadows (green/flowing)
   7. a ________________ dog (faithful/sullen)
   8. the ________________ trees (tall/stocky)
   9. the ________________ mountains (steep/mild)
   10. a ________________ child (minute/timid)
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adjective from the box.

   pure	absolute	thumping	entire
   complete	true	clear	majestic
   welcome	real	commercial	silly

    

   1. The entire script is in an ______________ mess.
   2. Even the most intelligent students make ______________ mistakes.
   3. The old man was advised a ______________ change of diet and environment.
   4. After the incident, he had to shoulder the ______________ responsibility of his family.
   5. I play the flute in my free time. I find it a ______________ pleasure.
   6. The hills and the greenery was ______________ bliss for them.
   7. The ______________mountains and the ______________ skies were a ______________ change after having spent months in the city.
   8. The party won the lection with a ______________ majority.
   9. The police asked the witness to give a ______________ account of what he had seen that night.
   10. The film has been a ______________ failure in the box office.
5. 5.

   Choose the correct adjectives.

   1. At a later / latter date, she became the director of that company.
   2. I prefer the latter / later script to the former.
   3. The boy is elder / older than him.
   4. He is the eldest / oldest member of the committee.
   5. She travelled to further / farther shores to explore life.
   6. I received the last / latest edition of the book.
   7. He was the last / latest leader of the tribe.
   8. The nearest / next health centre is three kilometres from here.
   9. I have a sister. She is elder / older than me.
   10. Stop! No further / farther arguments please!
6. 6.

   Complete these sentences by choosing the correct adjective of quality or number. Also, indicate which one it is.

   1. There is many / much talk about the principal having resigned.
   2. I was much / several miles away from home.
   3. It took all / many years for me to learn the truth.
   4. Most / Every farmers have started using modern methods of farming.
   5. There are not few / many good doctors in this small town.
   6. Much / Most effort was wasted in planning for this project.
   7. There are no / none pictures in this storybook.
   8. We have made little / few progress in this field.
   9. There was some / none wastage of food during the festivities.
   10. All / Few educated people should take the initiative to educate at least one child.