Adjectives MCQs

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Adjectives MCQs

Practice Adjectives MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn about descriptive adjectives, quantitative adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, interrogative adjectives and degrees of comparison through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #161
Which word is an adjective in 'Keep the room clean'?
A. the
B. Keep
C. clean
D. room

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Clean' is an objective complement (adjective).

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #162
Fill in the blank: The ________ mountains are covered with snow.
A. tallest
B. tallness
C. more tall
D. tall

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Simple adjective 'tall'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #163
Identify the error: 'You are senior than me.'
A. You
B. me
C. senior
D. than

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Senior' takes 'to', not 'than': 'senior to me'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #164
Fill in the blank: He gave me ________ advice.
A. few
B. many
C. several
D. much

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Advice' uncountable, use 'much'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #165
Fill in the blank: He is a ________ physician.
A. skillful
B. skillfully
C. skill
D. skilling

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Adjective 'skillful' (or skilful).

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #166
Which is a predicative adjective?
A. An asleep dog
B. The asleep baby
C. The dog is asleep.
D. The asleep dog

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Asleep' can only be used predicatively, after verb.

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Question #167
Fill in the blank: ________ man must do his duty.
A. Many
B. Every
C. Some
D. All

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Every' with singular noun.

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Question #168
Correct the sentence: 'This book is preferable than that.'
A. This book is preferable to that.
B. This book is more preferable to that.
C. This book is more preferable than that.
D. This book is preferable than that.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
'Preferable' takes 'to', not 'than'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #169
Fill in the blank: The ________ crowd cheered the players.
A. excited
B. excitably
C. exciting
D. excitement

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
'Excited crowd' (people feeling excitement).

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #170
Spot the error: 'She is the more beautiful of the two sisters.'
A. She
B. No error
C. of the two
D. the more beautiful

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Use 'the more beautiful' for two? Actually, for two, comparative can take 'the': 'the more beautiful of the two' is correct. But 'more beautiful' is comparative; 'most beautiful' would be wrong. So no error. I'll adjust to make it error: maybe 'the most beautiful' error. I'll change question: 'She is the most beautiful of the two sisters.' then answer error B. I'll modify.

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Question #171
Choose the correct form: This is the ________ cake I've ever tasted.
A. deliciousest
B. most delicious
C. more delicious
D. deliciouser

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Superlative: 'most delicious'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #172
Fill in the blank: He has ________ common sense.
A. many
B. a few
C. much
D. few

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Common sense' uncountable, use 'much'.

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Question #173
Which adjective means 'full of care'?
A. careless
B. cared
C. caring
D. careful

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Careful' means full of care.

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Question #174
Fill in the blank: The ________ man walked slowly.
A. older
B. oldest
C. oldly
D. old

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Simple adjective 'old'.

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Question #175
Spot the error: 'He is inferior than his brother in intelligence.'
A. No error
B. inferior
C. than
D. in

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Inferior' takes 'to', not 'than'.

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Question #176
Fill in the blank: She gave me a ________ smile.
A. friendlily
B. friendly
C. friend
D. friendliness

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Friendly' is an adjective.

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Question #177
Choose the correct comparative: 'He is the ________ of the two.'
A. wise
B. wiser
C. wisest
D. more wiser

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
For two, comparative 'wiser' with 'the'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #178
Identify the error: 'Each of the students have a book.'
A. have
B. No error
C. a book
D. Each

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
'Each' is singular, so 'has a book'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #179
Which sentence uses a correct adjective?
A. I am very interesting in this topic.
B. I am very interestingly in this topic.
C. I am very interest in this topic.
D. I am very interested in this topic.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past participle 'interested' describes feeling.

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Question #180
Fill in the blank: We have ________ food for everyone.
A. few
B. many
C. much enough
D. enough

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Enough' adjective of quantity.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives