More about Adjectives Exercises for Class 10
More about Adjectives Exercises for the Class 10 / SSC. On this page, we have given several categories of questions, such as Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable words, Insert the correct form of the degree of Adjectives, Change the Degree of Comparison, Correct the following sentences etc. Solving this exercise will be very helpful for 10th grade students.
(1) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable words selected from those given in bracket against each sentence:
(1) We can give our opinion only after _______ examination. ( farther, further).
(2) This book is only of ___________ use to the boy. ( little, a little).
(3) He is the __________ man in village. (oldest, eldest)
(4) Sheela came _________ than her mother. (later, latter.)
(5) I have only __________ lessons to read. (few, a few)
Answers:
(1) We can give our opinion only after further examination. (farther, further)
(2) This book is only of a little use to the boy. (little, a little)
(3) He is the oldest man in the village. (oldest, eldest)
(4) Sheela came later than her mother. (later, latter)
(5) I have only a few lessons to read. (few, a few)
(2) Insert the correct form of the degree of Adjectives in the following sentences:
(1) This is the _____________ edition of the book.
(2) Your knife is ___________ but mine is blunt.
(3) Name the ___________ city in India.
(4) There is no animal ___________ than the cow.
(5) It was the __________ moment of my life.
Answers:
(1) This is the latest edition of the book.
(2) Your knife is sharp but mine is blunt.
(3) Name the cleanest city in India.
(4) There is no animal holier than the cow.
(5) It was the best moment of my life.
(3) Change the Degree of Comparison in the following sentences, without changing the meaning.
(1) Open rebuke is better than secret love.
(2) He has more money than brains.
(3) Koubru is the highest peak in Manipur.
(4) Shakespeare is the greatest of all the English poets.
(5) A foolish friend is worse than a wise enemy.
Answers:
(1) Ans: Secret love is not quite as good as open rebuke.
(2) Ans: Secret love is not quite as good as open rebuke.
(3) Ans: (a) No other peak in Manipur is as high as Koubru.
(b) Koubru is higher than any other peak in Manipur.
(4) Ans: (a) No other English poet is as great as Shakespeare.
(b) Shakespeare is greater than any other English poet.
(5) Ans: A wise enemy is not as bad as a foolish friend.
(4) Correct the following sentences:
(1) My house is further from here than yours.
(2) He is our mutual friend.
(3) There were no less than fifty men in the hall.
(4) This is the fresh news.
(5) Never look down upon the poor.
Answers:
(1) Ans: My house is farther from here than yours.
(2) Ans: Ans: He is our common friend.
(3) Ans: There were no fewer than fifty men in the hall.
(4) This is the breaking news.
(5) Ans: The given sentence is correct.
But we can also say – Do not look down upon the poor.