KS2 English Quiz: Explore Adjectives for Fun Learning

English Quiz - Adjectives 01 (Questions)

Welcome to this fun KS2 English quiz! Today, we're exploring adjectives. Adjectives are cool 'describing words' that make things more interesting. They help us talk about 'big, fluffy clouds' instead of just 'clouds'. So, when you write or talk, add some adjectives to make it awesome!

Using adjectives isn't just for writing – it makes speaking super fun too! Turn a regular sentence into something exciting. Make your diary, story, or poem sparkle with adjectives! Ready for the challenge? Take the quiz to become an adjective expert!

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Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The Queen lived in a grand palace.

[ ]	Queen
[ ]	lived
[ ]	grand
[ ]	palace

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The forest was dark and spooky.

[ ]	The, was
[ ]	forest, spooky
[ ]	was, and
[ ]	dark, spooky

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The sound of the drill was terribly loud.

[ ]	sound
[ ]	drill
[ ]	terribly
[ ]	loud

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The frightened little dog couldn't stop shivering.

[ ]	frightened, little
[ ]	little, dog
[ ]	couldn't, shivering
[ ]	stop, shivering

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
They wanted sunny weather for an enjoyable picnic.

[ ]	They, wanted
[ ]	wanted, weather
[ ]	sunny, enjoyable
[ ]	for, picnic

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The tattered blue dress hung on the abandoned washing-line.

[ ]	The, blue, on
[ ]	tattered, blue, abandoned
[ ]	dress, hung, washing-line
[ ]	on, the, abandoned

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The old cat paused to lick its sticky paws.

[ ]	old, sticky
[ ]	cat, paws
[ ]	The, lick
[ ]	paused, paws

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The shiny, new car drove slowly down the quiet street.

[ ]	The, car, down
[ ]	shiny, drove, street
[ ]	new, slowly, street
[ ]	shiny, new, quiet

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The plant began to look brown and shrivelled after weeks without water.

[ ]	plant, look
[ ]	began, weeks
[ ]	brown, shrivelled
[ ]	after, without

10.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Children often prefer sweet food to savoury.

[ ]	Children, often
[ ]	prefer, food
[ ]	often, to
[ ]	sweet, savoury

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English Quiz - Adjectives 01 (Answers)

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The Queen lived in a grand palace.

[ ]	Queen
[ ]	lived
[x]	grand
[ ]	palace

'Grand' describes the palace - other adjectives which would make sense include: 'dilapidated', 'new', or 'tiny'.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The forest was dark and spooky.

[ ]	The, was
[ ]	forest, spooky
[ ]	was, and
[x]	dark, spooky

'Dark' and 'spooky' describe the forest.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The sound of the drill was terribly loud.

[ ]	sound
[ ]	drill
[ ]	terribly
[x]	loud

'Loud' describes the sound. 'Terribly' is an adverb and tells us HOW loud the sound is. If the sound was 'terrible and loud', both 'terrible' and 'loud' would be adjectives.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The frightened little dog couldn't stop shivering.

[x]	frightened, little
[ ]	little, dog
[ ]	couldn't, shivering
[ ]	stop, shivering

'Frightened' and 'little' both describe the dog.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
They wanted sunny weather for an enjoyable picnic.

[ ]	They, wanted
[ ]	wanted, weather
[x]	sunny, enjoyable
[ ]	for, picnic

'Sunny' describes the weather and 'enjoyable' describes the picnic.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The tattered blue dress hung on the abandoned washing-line.

[ ]	The, blue, on
[x]	tattered, blue, abandoned
[ ]	dress, hung, washing-line
[ ]	on, the, abandoned

Adjectives are useful for making sentences vivid - we can imagine the 'tattered blue dress' and the 'abandoned washing-line' more easily than we can imagine a 'dress on a washing-line'.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The old cat paused to lick its sticky paws.

[x]	old, sticky
[ ]	cat, paws
[ ]	The, lick
[ ]	paused, paws

'Old' describes the cat and 'sticky' describes the cat's paws.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The shiny, new car drove slowly down the quiet street.

[ ]	The, car, down
[ ]	shiny, drove, street
[ ]	new, slowly, street
[x]	shiny, new, quiet

'Shiny' and 'new' describe the car, while 'quiet' describes the street.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
The plant began to look brown and shrivelled after weeks without water.

[ ]	plant, look
[ ]	began, weeks
[x]	brown, shrivelled
[ ]	after, without

'Brown' and 'shrivelled' describe the plant.

10.

Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Children often prefer sweet food to savoury.

[ ]	Children, often
[ ]	prefer, food
[ ]	often, to
[x]	sweet, savoury

'Sweet' and 'savoury' both describe food in this sentence.