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1. 1.

   Underline the adjectives in the given stanza. Also identify the nouns they describe by underlining them.

   Monday's child is fair of face,
   Tuesday's child is full of grace,
   Wednesday's child is sad and slow,
   Thursday's child is all aglow
   Friday's child is loving and caring
   Saturday's child is generous and giving.
   And a child born on the Sabbath day
   Is pretty, wise, good and gay.

2. 2.

   Read the paragraph and underline the adjectives.

   The Malmaison is a fabulous hotel in the historic city of Oxford. The hotel is an ancient prison. The outside looks old but the inside is modern. The reception area however, looks scary- straight out of a horror film! Many of the beautiful rooms are prison cells-three cells make one big, luxurious bedroom-very comfortable with high ceilings. huge televisions. rich carpets and free internet. It has fantastic bathrooms with hot water, big baths and gushing showers. The food is excellent and inexpensive. There are a lot of interesting features which you simply must go and see. But. only the wealthy can afford it!

   A few of the adjectives you just read have been formed by adding suffixes to nouns. verbs and other adjectives.

   beauty = beautiful
   wealth = wealthy

3. 3.

   Make adjectives with these words by adding the suffixes given below. Some spellings have to be altered. Consult the dictionary.

   ful:	beauty delight duty success arm	beautiful __________________
   ic/fic:	angel atom hero history specify	_________________________
   ive:	attract attention relation produce explode	_________________________
   ous:	adventure danger mystery nerve industry	_________________________
   al:	accident centre nature machine navy	_________________________

4. 4.

   Underline the adjectives and say what kind they are. Some sentences have more than one adjective.

   1. The talkative boy got into a long argument with me.
   2. We have enough money to purchase the flat.
   3. Napoleon was a brave soldier.
   4. These type of people make terrible neighbours.
   5. Each of us must keep our surroundings clean.
   6. Neither party is ready for reconciliation.
   7. Today is the first month of the year.
   8. What is the nature of your job?
   9. Two of his fingers were missing due to frostbite.
   10. I ate half of the chocolate cake.
5. 5.

   It is important to use the right adjective with each noun. Use an adjective to describe each of the following.

   1. a ______________ cave.
   2. a ______________  bear.
   3. an ______________ book.
   4. a ______________ bag.
   5. a ______________ movie.
   6. a/an ______________ sunrise.
   7. an ______________ cupboard.
   8. a/an ______________ scientist.
   9. a ______________ weapon.
   10. a ______________ crossing.
6. 6.

   Use these adjectives to fill in the blanks.

   courteous, industrious, guilty, heroic, remarkable

   1. Farah has not performed well in class but Roma has made ______________ progress.
   2. The boy is so impolite but the girl is so ______________ in her speech and behaviour.
   3. The innocent are often proved ______________.
   4. Our soldiers are ______________ but those of the enemy camp are cowards.
   5. Students who are ______________ do well in life. Hard work pays.