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Generation Date: 10/01/2012
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1. Which of the following sentences uses adjectives correctly?
A. The barking high-pitched was coming from my neighbor's dog small.
B. I liked going to the diner neighborhood because of the noise constant.
C. My aunt's baby new happy giggled at my while I made faces funny.
D. I heard a loud crash and a squeaky yelp when Lucy fell down the stairs.
2.
The Thomas More Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to the student with
the _______ essay.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete this sentence.
A. best
B. good
C. most good
D. better
3.
Talbot more rude dismissed the idea of skipping basketball practice to help his uncle
clean the house.
Choose the most effective substitute for the underlined part of the sentence. If no substitution is
necessary, choose "correct as is."
A. rudely
B. more rudely
C. most rude
D. correct as is
4.
After walking two miles together, Royari was _______ than her energetic friend Kitya.
Which of the following best completes this sentence?
A. most weary
B. more weary
C. wearier
D. weariest
5. The comparative form of feeble is
A. most feeble.
B. feeblest.
C. feebler.
D. more feeble.
6. Which of the following sentences uses adjectives correctly?
A. Dresses purple were much popular among the girls young at the special dance.
B. Gray and dark make people most feel like it is going to be a long, sad, and busy.
C. Picking out activities favorite to participate in is for some students more difficult.
D. The young woman worked an outrageous amount of hours at her part-time job.
7. What change, if any, should be made to lazy in this sentence?
While the students were looking lazy out the window at the sunny day, the history teacher tried
to explain what next week's test would cover.
A. lazily
B. lazier
C. no change
D. laziness
8. Which of the following sentences uses adjectives correctly?
A. Purple my color favorite is, but I also like really the green color.
B. Bats baseball and bats softball are much similar in their size and shape.
C. Uniforms plain for school are not fun a lot for the students creative.
D. The boys' and girls' soccer teams got new, blue uniforms this year.
9.
After one last _______ flash, the lightning seemed to stop and the storm passed.
Which word best belongs in the blank above?
A. bright
B. brightness
C. brightly
D. brighten
10.
Phineas' little brother Nugget is one of the noisiest babies in the daycare center.
In this sentence, noisiest is a/an
A. comparative.
B. superlative.
C. positive form.
D. adverb.
11.
"This used textbook is the tattered in the bookstore, but it is also the expensive," Urio
told his friend Pogrim.
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
A. "This used textbook is the most tatterest in the bookstore, but it is also the least
expensivest," Urio told his friend Pogrim.
B. "This used textbook is the most tattered in the bookstore, but it is also the least expensive,"
Urio told his friend Pogrim.
C. "This used textbook is the more tattered in the bookstore, but it is also the less expensive,"
Urio told his friend Pogrim.
D. "This used textbook is the more tattered in the bookstore, but it is also the least expensive,"
Urio told his friend Pogrim.
12.
The Ridgeview High drama club's presentation of The Phantom of the Opera was their
most lavish production to date.
In this sentence, most lavish is a/an
A. positive form.
B. comparative.
C. superlative.
D. adverb.
13. What change, if any, should be made to severe in this sentence?
The principal warned the senior class, "I will find out who let the birds into the school, and that
person will be punished severe."
A. severeness
B. severely
C. no change
D. severity
14.
Rob's cat Bucky is belligerenter than his dog Satchel when it is time to visit the
veterinarian.
Choose the most effective substitute for the underlined part of the sentence. If no substitution is
necessary, choose "correct as is."
A. most belligerent
B. more belligerent
C. correct as is
D. belligerentest
15. The superlative form of mature is
A. maturer.
B. most mature.
C. maturest.
D. more mature.
16. Which sentence uses the superlative form correctly?
A. The book on quantum physics is most dull than the book on sports.
B. Julius, my younger brother, is the most tall student in the ninth grade.
C. The expression on my father's face was the most grim I had ever seen.
D. Sheila Kellar is considered by many to be the haughtiest girl in school.
17. What change, if any, should be made to strong in this sentence?
Andre felt strong that he did everything he could to get onto the school's soccer team, but the
coach did not agree with him.
A. strongly
B. strength
C. strengthened
D. no change
18.
Nicholas tried to move _______ through his math homework before playing video
games, but he kept having to look up formulas in his textbook.
Which word best belongs in the blank above?
A. speediness
B. speedily
C. speedy
D. speed
19.
The underground cavern was more dark in the evening twilight than it had been earlier
in the day.
What change, if any, should be made to the underlined part of this sentence?
A. Leave as is.
B. darkest
C. darker
D. most dark
20. Choose the adverb that best fills in the blank in the sentence below.
Coach Wright _______ pushed his players back and ran onto the field to check on
Derek, who was holding his knee and grimacing in pain.
A. swift
B. swiftful
C. swifter
D. swiftly
Answers
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. D
Explanations
1. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They can describe how something feels, tastes,
smells, looks, or sounds. The correct sentence uses the adjectives "loud" and "squeaky" correctly
to describe the crash and the yelp. The incorrect answers have the adjectives in the wrong places,
use them as adverbs or verbs, or do not have nouns for the adjectives to describe.
2. The superlative form compares more than two things. The superlative form of "good" is
"best."
3. Adjectives are used to modify nouns, while adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and
other adverbs. In this sentence, the word "rude" is used to modify a verb, so the adverb form
"rudely" should be used.
4. This sentence compares two friends, so the comparative form should be used. Two-syllable
adjectives ending in -y drop the -y from the ending and add -ier to form the comparative.
5. "More feeble" is the comparative form of "feeble." Adjectives with two or more syllables use
more placed before the adjective to form the comparative.
6. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They can describe how something feels, tastes,
smells, looks, or sounds. The correct sentence uses the adjectives "young," "outrageous," and
"part-time" correctly to describe the woman, amount of hours, and job. The incorrect answers
have the adjectives in the wrong places, use them as adverbs or verbs, or do not have nouns for
the adjectives to describe.
7. In the sentence, the adjective form of the word "lazy" is used incorrectly. "Lazy" should
instead be the adverb "lazily" because it modifies "were looking" in the sentence. Adverbs are
used to modify verbs, not adjectives. The corrected sentence reads: While the students were
looking lazily out the window at the sunny day, the history teacher tried to explain what next
week's test would cover.
8. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They can describe how something feels, tastes,
smells, looks, or sounds. The correct sentence uses the adjectives "new" and "blue" correctly to
describe the uniforms. The incorrect answers have the adjectives in the wrong places, use them
as adverbs or verbs, or do not have nouns for the adjectives to describe.
9. Adjectives are used to modify nouns, while adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and
other adverbs. The word in the blank has to modify the noun "flash," so the word should be an
adjective. The word "bright" is an adjective and should be used to modify "flash." The completed
sentence reads: After one last bright flash, the lightning seemed to stop and the storm passed.
10. "Noisiest" is the superlative form of "noisy." Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y drop the -y
from the ending and add -iest to form the superlative.
11. In this sentence, a textbook is being compared to all other textbooks in a store; therefore, the
superlative forms "most tattered" and "least expensive" should be used.
12. "Most lavish" is the superlative form of "lavish." Adjectives with two or more syllables use
most placed before the adjective to form the superlative.
13. In the sentence, the adjective form of the word "severe" is used incorrectly. "Severe" should
instead be the adverb "severely" because it modifies "will be punished" in the sentence. Adverbs
are used to modify verbs. The corrected sentence reads: The principal warned the senior class, "I
will find out who let the birds into the school, and that person will be punished severely."
14. This sentence compares two pets, so the comparative form is appropriate. Adjectives with
two or more syllables use more placed before the adjective to form the comparative, so "more
belligerent" is the correct form.
15. The superlative form is used to compare two or more things. Adjectives with two or more
syllables use most placed before the adjective to form the superlative. The superlative form of
"mature" is "most mature."
16. "Haughtiest" is the superlative form of "haughty." Two-syllable adjectives that end in -y
should drop the -y from the ending and add -iest to form the superlative.
17. In the sentence, the adjective form of the word "strong" is used incorrectly. "Strong" should
instead be the adverb "strongly" because it modifies "felt" in the sentence. Adverbs are used to
modify verbs, not adjectives. The corrected sentence reads: Andre felt strongly that he did
everything he could to get onto the school's soccer team, but the coach did not agree with him.
18. Adjectives are used to modify nouns, while adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and
other adverbs. The word in the blank has to modify the verb "move," so the word should be an
adverb. The word "speedily" is an adverb and should be used to modify "move." The completed
sentence reads: Nicholas tried to move speedily through his math homework before playing
video games, but he kept having to look up formulas in his textbook.
19. Adjectives with one syllable use -er endings to form the comparative. In this sentence,
"darker" is the correct answer choice.
20. The question asks you to choose an adverb to fill in the blank. An adverb is a word that
modifies a noun, adjective, or other adverb. Most adverbs end in "-ly," but not all of them do.
The best choice to fill in the blank is "swiftly" because it is an adverb that describes how Coach
Wright reacted to one of his players being hurt. The completed sentence reads: Coach Wright
swiftly pushed his players back and ran onto the field to check on Derek, who was holding his
knee and grimacing in pain.