English Grammar — MCQ | Set 3 Formation of Adjectives From Nouns | From Verbs | From Other Adjectives Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate

 

English Grammar — MCQ | Set 3 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 "Health": A. Healthily B. Healthiness C. Healthy D. Healthful

Q2. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Delight": A. Delightfulness B. Delightfully C. Delightful D. Delightsome

Q3. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Mercy": A. Mercilessly B. Merciful C. Mercifulness D. Mercilessly

Q4. (Adjective from Other Adjective) Choose the correct comparative form of the adjective "Many": A. Manier B. Most many C. More D. Much

Q5. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Passion": A. Passionately B. Passionateness C. Passionate D. Passionful

Q6. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Confuse": A. Confusingly B. Confusedness C. Confusion D. Confusing

Q7. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Poison": A. Poisonously B. Poisonousness C. Poisonous D. Poisoning

Q8. (Adjective from Other Adjective) Choose the correct superlative form of the adjective "Much": A. Muchest B. Mostest C. More D. Most

Q9. (Adjective from Verb) Choose the adjective formed from the verb "Rely": A. Reliably B. Reliability C. Reliable D. Reliance

Q10. (Adjective from Noun) Choose the adjective formed from the noun "Sense": A. Sensibly B. Senseless C. Sensible D. Sensitivity




Answers with Explanations


Q1.C — Healthy. The noun health is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -y to form healthy. The suffix -y means having the quality of or characterised by. Other examples of adjectives formed with -y: wealth → wealthy, cloud → cloudy, rain → rainy, wind → windy, dirt → dirty, greed → greedy, sun → sunny, fog → foggy. This suffix is very commonly used in everyday English adjective formation.

Q2.C — Delightful. The verb delight is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ful to form delightful. The suffix -ful means full of or causing a particular quality or feeling. Delightful describes something that causes great pleasure or delight. Other examples of adjectives formed from verbs using -ful: forget → forgetful, help → helpful, harm → harmful, dread → dreadful, waste → wasteful, deceit → deceitful.

Q3.B — Merciful. The noun mercy is converted into an adjective by changing the final y to i and adding the suffix -ful to form merciful. The spelling rule requires y to change to i before adding any suffix beginning with a consonant except -ing. Other similar examples: beauty → beautiful, plenty → plentiful, bounty → bountiful, pity → pitiful, duty → dutiful, plenty → plentiful.

Q4.C — More. More is the irregular comparative form of the adjective many when referring to countable nouns. The three degrees of many are: many (positive), more (comparative), most (superlative). These are completely irregular forms. Note that more is also the comparative of much (used with uncountable nouns). Both many and much share the same comparative (more) and superlative (most) forms.

Q5.C — Passionate. The noun passion is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ate to form passionate. The suffix -ate means having the quality of or characterised by. Other examples of adjectives formed with -ate: fortune → fortunate, affection → affectionate, deliberate → deliberate, consider → considerate, moderate → moderate, temperate → temperate, desolate → desolate.

Q6.D — Confusing. The verb confuse is converted into an adjective by dropping the final e and adding the suffix -ing to form confusing. Confusing describes something that causes confusion or is difficult to understand. Compare: confused (past participle as adjective) describes a person who feels confused. Confusing describes the thing that is causing confusion. Both forms function as adjectives but describe different aspects of the same situation.

Q7.C — Poisonous. The noun poison is converted into an adjective by adding the suffix -ous to form poisonous. The suffix -ous means having the quality of, full of, or causing harm through a particular substance. Other examples of adjectives formed with -ous: danger → dangerous, fame → famous, courage → courageous, vigour → vigorous, hazard → hazardous, glamour → glamorous, mystery → mysterious.

Q8.D — Most. Most is the irregular superlative form of the adjective much when referring to uncountable nouns. The three degrees of much are: much (positive), more (comparative), most (superlative). These are completely irregular forms that must be memorised. Note that most is also the superlative of many (used with countable nouns). Both much and many share the same comparative and superlative forms in standard English.

Q9.C — Reliable. The verb rely is converted into an adjective by changing the final y to i and adding the suffix -able to form reliable. The suffix -able means capable of, worthy of, or suitable for. The spelling rule requires y to change to i before adding -able. Other examples of adjectives formed with -able: depend → dependable, accept → acceptable, agree → agreeable, break → breakable, fashion → fashionable.

Q10.C — Sensible. The noun sense is converted into an adjective by dropping the final e and adding the suffix -ible to form sensible. The suffix -ible means capable of, worthy of, or having the quality of. Sensible means showing good judgment and practical wisdom. Other examples of adjectives formed with -ible: response → responsible, reverse → reversible, access → accessible, force → forcible, convert → convertible.

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