Adjectives: Kinds, Degrees and Correct Usage (Class 7 ICSE): 27 MCQs with answers

Interrogative adjective

'Which' is used to ask a question about a noun, so it is an interrogative adjective.

old

'Old' describes the noun 'man', so it is an adjective. 'Slowly' is an adverb.

Adjective of quantity

'Some' indicates an indefinite quantity of students, so it is an adjective of quantity.

this

'This' points out a specific noun, so it is a demonstrative adjective. 'My' is possessive, 'two' is numeral, 'which' is interrogative.

worse

'Bad' has an irregular comparative form 'worse'. 'Worst' is the superlative.

Their

'Their' shows possession and modifies the noun 'house', so it is a possessive adjective. 'Ours' is a possessive pronoun.

several

'Several' indicates an indefinite number, so it is an adjective of number. 'Tall' is quality, 'this' is demonstrative, 'whose' is interrogative.

False

For longer adjectives like 'beautiful', the comparative is formed with 'more beautiful', not 'beautifuler'.

True

'These' points out specific books, so it is a demonstrative adjective.

A word that describes a noun or pronoun

An adjective is a word that describes or adds information about a noun or pronoun.

beautiful

An adjective of quality describes the nature of a noun, such as 'beautiful'.

Demonstrative adjective

'Those' is a demonstrative adjective because it points to specific apples.

two

The adjective 'two' answers the question 'how many?' indicating an exact count.

some

'Some' is an adjective of quantity as it refers to an amount that is not counted.

I have many friends.

'Many' is used correctly with the countable noun 'friends'.

Adjective of number

'First' is an adjective of number as it indicates a specific position in a sequence.

This book is mine.

'This book is mine.' uses 'this' correctly as a demonstrative adjective pointing to a specific noun.

Adjective of quality

'Cold' is an adjective of quality as it describes the nature of the noun 'water'.

tall

'Tall' is the adjective as it describes the noun 'girl'.

less

The comparative degree 'less' is used to compare two people's patience. 'Lesser' is not standard in this context.

This is the most beautiful painting in the gallery.

The superlative degree compares more than two things and uses 'most' before the adjective for longer adjectives like 'beautiful'.

best

The superlative degree 'best' is used because the sentence compares the movie to all others ever seen.

There are fewer students in the class today.

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns like 'students'. 'Less' is used with uncountable nouns like 'water' or 'patience'.

This is the latest news I heard.

'Latest' means most recent, while 'last' means final. The sentence refers to recent news, so 'latest' is correct.

There is a little milk left in the bottle.

'Little' is used with uncountable nouns like 'milk'. 'A little' means some, while 'little' means hardly any.

old round wooden

The usual order is opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material. Here 'old' (age), 'round' (shape), 'wooden' (material) is correct.

She is elder to me.

'Elder' is used for family members and is followed by 'to', not 'than'. It does not take 'more' or 'most'.