Name_____________________
Adjective Test
Date ______________
Directions: Identify the adjectives in each of the sentences. Include articles,
demonstrative, proper, and predicate adjectives.
1. Jane took the green backpack with her on a trip.
a. the, green, a
b. backpack, the
c. trip, the, a
d. her, green
2. There was little moonlight to read by that night.
a. moonlight , little
b. night, that
c. there, that
d. little, that
3. Yesterday, my dad took us on our fourth hike around the lake.
a. dad, yesterday
b. us, our
c. fourth, the
d. dad, the
4. Would you set up the huge tent please?
a. you, set
b. huge, the
d. please, the
c. tent, huge
5. My brother went to the blue cooler and grabbed the last hamburger.
a. cooler, the, blue
b. brother, last, the
c. last, blue, the, the
d. hamburger, to, cooler
Directions: Identify the proper adjective in each sentence.
6. Many Spanish countries are known for good food.
a. countries
b. Spanish
c. known d. food
7. My mom always makes a great German potato salad for Aunt May.
a. Aunt May
b. German
c. salad
d. mom
8. The Thanksgiving Day parade will be televised at noon.
a. noon
b. parade
c. Thanksgiving Day
d. televised
9. We bought a Kodak camera from Rite Aide for our vacation to the Bahamas.
a. Kodak
b. Rite Aide
c. vacation
d. Bahamas
Directions: Identify the predicate adjective and the word it modifies.
10. Julie appears happy today as she walks down the street.
a. Julie, happy
b. she, walks
c. down, street
11. Sally is thrilled to see her brother after she was away for a week.
a. her, brother
b. Sally, thrilled
c. away, week
12. Mom said, “Caroline was disappointed when she lost her keys.”
a. mom, said
b. she, keys
c. Caroline, disappointed
13. The flood waters moved rapidly.
a. waters, moved b. waters, rapidly c. flood, waters
Directions: Choose whether the demonstrative word is being used as a
pronoun or adjective.
14. This is the best key lime pie I have ever tasted.
a. adjective
b. pronoun
15. These people lived from the fourth to fifteenth century.
a. adjective
b. pronoun
16. Those belong to the sixth grade team at Central Middle School.
a. adjective
b. pronoun
17. You may not care, but this matters to me.
a. adjective
b. pronoun
18. I was hoping you would help me carry these boxes up the stairs.
a. adjective
b. pronoun
Directions: Choose the correct demonstrative adjective for each sentence.
17. Please take __________ video back to the store.
a. that
b. these
c. those
18. _______________ people were freezing cold outside in the winter!
a. those
b. this
b. that
19. Do you like _________ book or that book?
a. those
b. these
c. this
Directions: Choose the correct comparative adjective for each sentence.
21. The orchid is a much __________________ flower than the rose.
a. delicate
b. more delicate c. most delicate d. delicater
22. Driving a car is __________ than walking to school.
a. fast
b. faster
c. fastest
d. most fast
23. I think running laps in gym is the ________ exercise of all.
a. baddest b. worst
c. worstest
d. most bad
24. Doing your homework is the __________ chore of all.
a. most important b. more important c. importanter
d. importantest