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1. 1.

   Pick out the Adjectives in the following sentences and say what kind of Adjective each one is:

   1. Neither party has done the right thing. __Distributive Adjective_
   2. What time is it?
   3. He comes here everyday.
   4. A cross child is not liked.
   5. He died a glorious death.
   6. Abdul won the first prize.
   7. I have not seen him for several days.
   8. A small leak  may sink a great ship.
   9. The ship sustained heavy damage.
   10. Robert Lynd is an Indian writer
   11. Neither party is quite in the right
   12. Whose book is this?
   13. Either pen will do.
   14. I ate some rice
   15. That boy is industrious.
   16. Few cats  like cold water.
   17. There has not been sufficient rain this year.
   18. He is an honest man.
   19. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
   20. Which way shall we go?
2. 2.

   Replace the words in italics with their opposites from the box :

   blunt, calm, clever, miserable, straight, bright, fresh, smooth, wealthy, deep

    

   1. A stormy night	6. A happy man
   2. A shallow pond	7. A rough surface
   3. A zigzag way	8. A poor person
   4. A sharp blade	9. A dull boy
   5. A foolish crow	10. Stale food

    

3. 3.

   Tick (√)  the correct Adjectives from the ones given in the brackets:

   1. The smell of onions is (attractive/fresh/strong)
   2. A lion is a (timid/small/fierce) animal.
   3. In cold weather he likes to put on a (silken/cotton/woollen) coat.
   4. In summer our bed-clothes should be 9big/warm/thin).
   5. I do not like (hard/strong/heavy) tea.
   6. The trees were blown down by a (rough/mild/loud) wind.
   7. As she fell the child gave a (shrill/deep/loud) cry.
   8. Good meat should be (sticky/fresh/rough).
   9. Our rooms must be (airy/dark/heavy).
   10. These pineapples have a (delicate/faint/delicious) flavour.
4. 4.

   Tick (√) the correct Adjectives from the ones given in the brackets.

   1. The smell of onions is (attractive/fresh/strong).
   2. A lion is a (timid/small/fierce) animal.
   3. In cold weather he likes to put on a (silken/cotton/woollen) coat.
   4. In summer our bed-clothes should be (big/warm/thin).
   5. I do not like (hard/strong/heavy) tea.
   6. The trees were blown down by a (rough/mild/loud) wind.
   7. As she fell the child gave a (shrill/deep/loud) cry.
   8. Good meat should be (sticky/fresh/rough).
   9. Our rooms must be (airy/dark/heavy)
   10. These pineapples have a (delicate/faint/delicious) flavour.
5. 5.

   Supply suitable Adjectives:

   1. I have no ____________ cash.
   2. The town stood a _________ seige.
   3. This is a very _________ matter.
   4. An ________ man will not reason clamly.
   5. He always walks with a _________ step.
   6. He was listened to in __________ silence.
   7. The labourer was very __________ at the end of the day.
   8. India expects _________ man to do his duty.
   9. The boy helped the ________ an to cross the road.
   10. The queen was always __________ because she had no child..
   11. You cannot have it __________ ways.
   12. Here is a five-rupee note : pay the fare and keep the __________ money 
   13. It is a ___________ lie.
   14. Suddenly there arose a ________ storm
   15. Every cloud has a __________ lining.
6. 6.

   Change these sentences, using Adjectives Predicatively:

   1. These are sweet mangoes
   2. These red roses are beautiful
   3. These are green leaves
   4. That is a tall tower
   5. This is an interesting story
   6. Sita is a wise girl.
   7. That is a bright room.
   8. Those are black shoes
   9. These are intelligent boys
   10. This is a dull book.