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 #801
Identify the error: 'She is the cleverer of the three sisters.'
A. No error
B. the three
C. sisters
D. cleverer

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Use 'cleverest' for three.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #802
Fill in the blank: 'The ________ fire warmed the room.'
A. crackled
B. crackle
C. crackling
D. crackles

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Present participle adjective.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #803
What type of adjective is 'such' in 'such a lovely day'?
A. possessive
B. exclamatory
C. demonstrative
D. interrogative

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Such' is often used as an exclamatory adjective.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #804
Spot the error: 'This is the least distance between two points.'
A. between
B. least
C. distance
D. No error

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Use 'shortest' distance, not 'least' distance.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #805
Choose the correct comparative: 'He is ________ than his brother.'
A. least intelligent
B. lesser intelligent
C. less intelligent
D. little intelligent

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Comparative 'less intelligent'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #806
Fill in the blank: 'He is a ________ student.'
A. sincerity
B. sincering
C. sincerely
D. sincere

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Adjective 'sincere'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #807
Fill in the blank: 'She is a ________ dancer.'
A. graceful
B. grace
C. gracefully
D. gracing

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Adjective 'graceful'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #808
Spot the error: 'I have much friends in this city.'
A. this city
B. No error
C. much
D. friends

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Use 'many' with countable 'friends'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #809
Choose the correct adjective: 'He is a ________ leader.'
A. visioning
B. visionarily
C. vision
D. visionary

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Adjective 'visionary'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #810
Fill in the blank: 'The ________ puppy is cute.'
A. little
B. littlest
C. littler
D. littleness

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Adjective 'little'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #811
Identify the error: 'He is the most perfect gentleman.'
A. gentleman
B. most perfect
C. No error
D. He

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Perfect' absolute.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #812
Fill in the blank: 'He was ________ from the contest.'
A. absent
B. absently
C. absenting
D. absence

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Adjective 'absent'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #813
What is the adjective form of 'courage'?
A. courageously
B. courageousness
C. courageous
D. courageful

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Courageous' is the adjective.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #814
Fill in the blank: 'I have ________ books than you.'
A. less
B. little
C. fewer
D. least

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Countable comparative 'fewer'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #815
Spot the error: 'This is the most sweetest mango.'
A. No error
B. most sweetest
C. This
D. mango

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Double superlative.

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Question #816
Choose the correct superlative: 'He is the ________ of all.'
A. more powerful
B. most powerful
C. powerfulest
D. powerful

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Superlative 'most powerful'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #817
Identify the error: 'He is the older of the four brothers.'
A. older
B. brothers
C. No error
D. the four

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Use 'oldest' for more than two.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #818
Fill in the blank: 'The ________ surface was smooth.'
A. polish
B. polishes
C. polished
D. polishing

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Past participle adjective.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #819
Spot the error: 'She is the most intelligent of all her sisters.'
A. most intelligent
B. her sisters
C. all
D. No error

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Correct; she is compared to all her sisters.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives
Question #820
Fill in the blank: 'He has ________ ambition.'
A. several
B. many
C. much
D. few

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Uncountable 'ambition'.

This question belongs to: English Adjectives