1. Form adjectives from the following nouns:
A. water
B. ice
C. syrup
2.Form adjectives from the following verbs:
A. walk
B. amaze
C. decay
3.Which of the following sentences contains a proper denominal adjective?
A. People in New York are usually busy.
B. New York residents are often busy.
A. We had fun listening to classic French music.
B. Music by the French is fun to listen to.
A. He speaks Russian.
B. He speaks the Russian language.
4. Choose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:
C. interest, interesting, party
D. amount, colorful, medicine
E. fur, hilarious, cup
5. Fill in the blanks with the best compound adjective for the situation.
A. With temperatures, this is the coldest winter on record.
o below zero
o below-zero
o freezing
B. Jeremy gave Linda a engagement ring.
o gorgeous diamond
o gorgeous-diamond
o big
C. We’re celebrating with a bottle of champagne.
o costly
o ten-year-old
o 10 year old
6. For each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blank.
A. His grandfather lives in the house down the street.
o big old yellow
o yellow old big
o old big yellow
B. The shop offers all kinds of objects.
o interesting old antique
o old antique interesting
o old interesting antique
C. We went for a long walk on a trail.
o Beautiful new 5-mile
o New, beautiful 5-mile
o 5-mile new, beautiful
7. For each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blank.
A. I was thrilled to receive a book with my order.
o big, beautiful, leather-bound
o leather-bound, big, beautiful
o beautiful big leather-bound
B. His clown costume consists of a red nose, oversized shoes, and a jacket.
o Size 4X polka-dotted silk smoking
o polka-dotted silk smoking size 4X
o polka dotted size 4x silk smoking
C. I’ve been shopping for the perfect chopsticks.
o Japanese long sushi
o long Japanese sushi
o long sushi Japanese
8. From each group, choose the sentence containing the correct compound adjective.
A. Jennifer is overworked. She has been putting in 12 hour days lately.
B. Jennifer is overworked. She has been putting in 12-hour days lately.
C. Jennifer is overworked. She has been putting in 12-hour-days lately.
A. Jim prefers spicy, Caribbean-style food.
B. Jim likes Caribbean foods with lots of spice.
C. Jim’s favorite foods are spicy ones with Caribbean flavors.
A. He’s grown two inches since last time we saw him.
B. He’s grown by a whole two inches since we last saw him.
C. He’s had a two-inch growth spurt since last time we saw him.
