Adjectives Exercise

Identify the adjective in the following sentences.

1. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

Nile
longest
world
Here the adjective longest modifies the noun river.

2. The family lives in a small hut.

family
lives
small
Here the adjective small modifies the noun hut.

3. The rose is a beautiful flower.

rose
beautiful
flower
Here the adjective beautiful modifies the noun flower.

4. Monday is the second day of the week.

Monday
second
day
Here the adjective second modifies the noun day.

5. The child drank some milk.

child
drank
some

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Here the adjective some modifies the noun milk.

6. It was an unforgettable experience for me.

it
an
unforgettable
for
Here the adjective unforgettable modifies the noun experience.

7. She is the most intelligent girl in the class.

she
intelligent
class
Here the adjective intelligent modifies the noun girl.

8. Greenland is the largest island in the world.

Greenland
largest
island
Here the adjective largest modifies the noun island.

9. The poor woman leads a miserable life.

poor
leads
miserable
Here adjective poor modifies the noun woman and the adjective miserable modifies the noun
life.

10. She is such a wonderful woman.

such

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wonderful
woman
Here the adjective wonderful modifies the noun woman.

11. You needn’t have said those awful words to him.

said
those
awful
Both those and awful are adjectives modifying the noun words.

12. There are lots of red flowers on the plant.

there
red
plant

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Answers
1. The Nile is the longest river in the world. (Adjective – longest)

2. The family lives in a small hut. (Adjective – small)

3. The rose is a beautiful flower. (Adjective – beautiful)

4. Monday is the second day of the week. (Adjective – second)

5. The child drank some milk. (Adjective – some)

6. It was an unforgettable experience for me. (Adjective – unforgettable)

7. She is the most intelligent girl in the class. (Adjective – intelligent)

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8. Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Adjective – largest)

9. The poor woman leads a miserable life. (Adjective – poor, miserable)

10. She is such a wonderful woman. (Adjective – Wonderful)

11. You needn’t have said those awful words to him. (Adjective – those and awful) 12. There
are lots of red flowers on the plant. (Adjective – red)

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