English worksheet - Adjectives

 

ENGLISH WORKSHEET

Class VIII – Grammar

Topic: ADJECTIVES

Name: ____________________________
Class & Sec.: ____________
Roll No.: ____________
Date: __________________

Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 50

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SECTION – A: Multiple Choice Questions (10 × 1 = 10 Marks)

Choose the correct answer.

1. An adjective describes a ________.
   a) Verb
   b) Noun
   c) Pronoun
   d) Adverb

2. Which of the following is an adjective?
   a) Quickly
   b) Beautiful
   c) Run
   d) Happily

3. "She has a ________ dress."
   a) beauty
   b) beautiful
   c) beautifully
   d) beautify

4. Which is a demonstrative adjective?
   a) These
   b) They
   c) Them
   d) Their

5. Which sentence contains a numeral adjective?
   a) I have three books.
   b) She sings well.
   c) He runs fast.
   d) They arrived late.

6. Which is an interrogative adjective?
   a) Which
   b) Who
   c) Whom
   d) Why

7. "Every student must obey the rules." The adjective is:
   a) Student
   b) Must
   c) Every
   d) Rules

8. Which is an adjective of quality?
   a) Five
   b) Much
   c) Honest
   d) Many

9. "There is ________ milk in the bottle."
   a) little
   b) quickly
   c) slowly
   d) happily

10. Which sentence has the correct comparative adjective?
    a) Ravi is taller than Arun.
    b) Ravi is more tall than Arun.
    c) Ravi is tallest than Arun.
    d) Ravi is very tallest.

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SECTION – B: Fill in the Blanks (10 × 1 = 10 Marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective. (Use the words given in the brackets. Each word should be used only once.)

1. The elephant is a __________ animal.

2. She bought __________ flowers from the market.

3. I have __________ pencils in my bag.

4. Chennai is __________ than Madurai.

5. This is the __________ book I have ever read.

6. There isn't __________ sugar left.

7. __________ boy won the first prize.

8. My grandmother is a __________ woman.

9. We enjoyed the __________ weather yesterday.

10. The Taj Mahal is a __________ monument.

Words: (hotter, beautiful, huge, famous, five, kind, pleasant, little, most interesting, that)

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SECTION – C: Identify the Adjectives (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Underline or write the adjective in each sentence.

1. The clever fox escaped from the hunter.

2. My brother bought a new bicycle.

3. Five students participated in the competition.

4. Those flowers smell sweet.

5. Every child received a chocolate.

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SECTION – D: Identify the Type of Adjective (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Write whether the underlined adjective is Quality, Quantity, Number, Demonstrative, Possessive, Interrogative, or Distributive.

1. These flowers are fresh.

2. She has two sisters.

3. My brother is a doctor.

4. He is an honest man.

5. Each student received a certificate.

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SECTION – E: Degrees of Comparison (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Complete the table.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Tall	__________	__________
Good	__________	__________
Beautiful	__________	__________
Happy	__________	__________
Large	__________	__________

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SECTION – F: Rewrite the Sentences (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the adjective given in brackets.

1. Rani is __________ than Meena. (smart)

2. Mount Everest is the __________ mountain in the world. (high)

3. This mango is __________ than that one. (sweet)

4. Iron is __________ than wood. (strong)

5. Rahul is the __________ player in our team. (good)

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SECTION – G: Error Correction (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Find and correct the adjective error.

1. He is more taller than his brother.

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2. This is the most easiest question.

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3. She has much apples.

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4. My bag is more heavier than yours.

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5. He is the goodest student.

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SECTION – H: Creative Writing (5 Marks)

Write five meaningful sentences using different kinds of adjectives. (5 × 1 = 5 Marks)

Use any five of the following adjectives:

beautiful, three, my, this, honest, several, each, little, whose, brave

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Teacher's Answer Key

Section A

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. a

7. c

8. c

9. a

10. a

Section B

1. huge

2. beautiful

3. five

4. hotter

5. most interesting

6. little

7. that

8. kind

9. pleasant

10. famous

Section C

1. clever

2. My, new

3. Five

4. Those, sweet

5. Every

Section D

1. Demonstrative

2. Numeral

3. Possessive

4. Quality

5. Distributive

Section E

• Tall – Taller – Tallest

• Good – Better – Best

• Beautiful – More beautiful – Most beautiful

• Happy – Happier – Happiest

• Large – Larger – Largest

Section F

1. smarter

2. highest

3. sweeter

4. stronger

5. best

Section G

1. taller

2. easiest

3. many apples

4. heavier

5. best

Total Marks: 50