English Grammar — MCQ Formation of Adjectives From Nouns | From Verbs | From Other Adjectives Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate
English Grammar — MCQ Formation of Adjectives From Nouns | From Verbs | From Other Adjectives Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate
Q1. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Beauty": A. Beautify B. Beautifully C. Beautiful D. Beauteous
Q2. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Tire": A. Tiredly B. Tiring C. Tiredness D. Tiresome
Q3. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Hero": A. Heroism B. Heroic C. Heroically D. Heroics
Q4. (Adjective from Other Adjective) Choose the correct comparative form of the adjective "Good": A. Gooder B. More good C. Better D. Best
Q5. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Nation": A. Nationally B. Nationalise C. Nationalism D. National
Q6. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Amaze": A. Amazement B. Amazingly C. Amazing D. Amazed at
Q7. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Courage": A. Courageously B. Courageous C. Encourage D. Courageousness
Q8. (Adjective from Other Adjective) Choose the correct superlative form of the adjective "Bad": A. Baddest B. Most bad C. Worse D. Worst
Q9. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Bore": A. Boredom B. Boringly C. Boring D. Bored of
Q10. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Mystery": A. Mysteriously B. Mysteriousness C. Mysterious D. Mystify
Answers with Explanations
Q1. ✅ C — Beautiful. The noun beauty is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ful to form beautiful. The final y in beauty is dropped before adding -ful. This is a common way of forming adjectives from nouns. Other examples: grace → graceful, power → powerful, peace → peaceful, hope → hopeful, wonder → wonderful. The suffix -ful means full of or having the quality of.
Q2. ✅ B — Tiring. The verb tire is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ing to form tiring. Present participles (-ing forms) of verbs frequently function as adjectives. Tiring describes something that causes tiredness. Other examples: interest → interesting, excite → exciting, charm → charming, bore → boring, amaze → amazing. The -ing adjective describes the effect produced by the noun it modifies.
Q3. ✅ B — Heroic. The noun hero is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ic to form heroic. The suffix -ic means relating to or having the character of. Other examples of adjectives formed with -ic: poet → poetic, history → historic, artist → artistic, base → basic, fantasy → fantastic, rhythm → rhythmic. Adding -ic to a noun creates an adjective expressing the nature or characteristic of that noun.
Q4. ✅ C — Better. Better is the irregular comparative form of the adjective good. Some adjectives form their comparative and superlative degrees irregularly — they do not follow the standard -er/-est or more/most pattern. The three degrees of good are: good (positive), better (comparative), best (superlative). Other irregular adjectives: bad → worse → worst, little → less → least, many/much → more → most.
Q5. ✅ D — National. The noun nation is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -al to form national. The suffix -al means relating to or of the nature of. Other examples of adjectives formed with -al: culture → cultural, nature → natural, tradition → traditional, profession → professional, origin → original, education → educational. This is one of the most productive suffixes for forming adjectives from nouns.
Q6. ✅ C — Amazing. The verb amaze is converted into an adjective by dropping the final e and adding the suffix -ing to form amazing. The -ing form of a verb functioning as an adjective describes the effect or quality produced. Amazing describes something that causes amazement. Other examples: surprise → surprising, interest → interesting, excite → exciting, charm → charming, frighten → frightening.
Q7. ✅ B — Courageous. The noun courage is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ous to form courageous. The suffix -ous means having the quality of or full of. Other examples of adjectives formed with -ous: danger → dangerous, fame → famous, grace → gracious, poison → poisonous, vigour → vigorous, glamour → glamorous, mystery → mysterious. This is a very commonly used suffix in English adjective formation.
Q8. ✅ D — Worst. Worst is the irregular superlative form of the adjective bad. The three degrees of bad are: bad (positive), worse (comparative), worst (superlative). These are completely irregular forms that do not follow any standard pattern. Students must memorise these irregular forms. Other irregular degree formations: good/better/best, little/less/least, many/much/more/most, far/farther/farthest.
Q9. ✅ C — Boring. The verb bore is converted into an adjective by dropping the final e and adding the suffix -ing to form boring. Boring describes something or someone that causes boredom or a lack of interest. Compare: bored (past participle as adjective) describes the person who feels the boredom. Boring (present participle as adjective) describes the thing or person causing the boredom. Both forms function as adjectives.
Q10. ✅ C — Mysterious. The noun mystery is converted into an adjective by changing the final y to i and adding the suffix -ous to form mysterious. The suffix -ous means having the quality of or full of. Other examples where y changes to i before adding -ous: glory → glorious, victory → victorious, fury → furious, luxury → luxurious, envy → envious, ceremony → ceremonious. This vowel change is a standard spelling rule.
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