Primary English Quizzes on Adjectives of Quantity or Number

Primary School English Quiz - Adjectives 4 - Adjectives of Quantity (Questions)

We know that adjectives are used to describe nouns or pronouns. In this quiz we learn about one particular type; Adjectives of Quantity.

Words such as 'most, any, many' and 'few,' along with numbers, are adjectives of quantity. They tell us the amount, or the approximate amount, of the noun they describe. Adjectives of quantity are extremely useful when describing things. They give a sense of proportion to the whole communication.

Just imagine if someone were to tell you that Sachin Tendulkar has scored many centuries in test cricket and one-day cricket. This sentence tells you that the batsman has scored a lot of centuries and here the word ‘many’ is an adjective of quantity and also an indefinite adjective.

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If now you are told that the batsman has scored fifty one centuries in test cricket and forty nine centuries in one-day cricket, then the sentence carries a more definite meaning and also carries more information. The adjective ‘many’ in the first sentence has been replaced by the numbers fifty-one and forty-nine in the second sentence. These adjectives of quantity are able to provide more information and also more precise information.

There are several words that can be used as adjectives of quantity. In fact, the sentence you just read has one – ‘several!’

Words such as ‘some’, ‘little’, ‘whole’, ‘all’, ‘entire’, ’enough’ and ‘half’ are all adjectives of quantity. Words that use numbers are called adjectives of number and come within the adjectives of quantity category. Test your knowledge by finding out the adjectives of quantity in the quiz that follows.

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Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I woke up late, so I did not have much time to get ready for school."

[ ]	Much
[ ]	Late
[ ]	School
[ ]	Ready

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "How many people came to listen to my speech?"

[ ]	How
[ ]	Many
[ ]	Listen
[ ]	Speech

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Most pets need training as otherwise they will become unruly."

[ ]	Unruly
[ ]	Training
[ ]	Most
[ ]	Become

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "The trip will cost me no money as my father is paying for it."

[ ]	My
[ ]	Cost
[ ]	Will
[ ]	No

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Following the argument they decided there was little point to the discussion."

[ ]	Argument
[ ]	Little
[ ]	They
[ ]	There

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I was surprised to find he had six fingers on his left hand."

[ ]	Six
[ ]	His
[ ]	Find
[ ]	Had

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Nine children passed the exam that was held here."

[ ]	Exam
[ ]	Held
[ ]	Here
[ ]	Nine

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "The batsman scored eight centuries in the cricket match."

[ ]	Batsman
[ ]	Eight
[ ]	Cricket
[ ]	Scored

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I was surprised she ate the whole apple."

[ ]	Ate
[ ]	The
[ ]	She
[ ]	Whole

10.

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "He irritated his father as he had spent all his money."

[ ]	All
[ ]	Spent
[ ]	Money
[ ]	He

Primary School English Quiz - Adjectives 4 - Adjectives of Quantity (Answers)

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I woke up late, so I did not have much time to get ready for school."

[x]	Much
[ ]	Late
[ ]	School
[ ]	Ready

'Much' is the adjective of quantity as it refers to time in the context of the sentence. 'Ready' and 'Late' are also adjectives but not of quantity. 'School' is a noun

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "How many people came to listen to my speech?"

[ ]	How
[x]	Many
[ ]	Listen
[ ]	Speech

'Many' is the adjective of quantity. The other options are not adjectives

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Most pets need training as otherwise they will become unruly."

[ ]	Unruly
[ ]	Training
[x]	Most
[ ]	Become

'Most' means almost all the pets and signifies an amount and hence is an adjective of quantity. 'Training' and 'Unruly' are also adjectives but not of quantity. 'Become' is a verb

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "The trip will cost me no money as my father is paying for it."

[ ]	My
[ ]	Cost
[ ]	Will
[x]	No

'No' is the adjective of quantity indicating that nothing needs to be paid. 'Will' and 'Cost' are verbs, 'My' is a possessive adjective

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Following the argument they decided there was little point to the discussion."

[ ]	Argument
[x]	Little
[ ]	They
[ ]	There

'Little' is an adjective of quantity and here it is used in the negative sense to convey the meaning none or not at all. 'There' is a definitive adjective, 'They' is a pronoun and 'Argument' is a noun

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I was surprised to find he had six fingers on his left hand."

[x]	Six
[ ]	His
[ ]	Find
[ ]	Had

'Six' indicates number and hence it is the adjective of quantity. 'Find' and 'Had' are verbs, and 'His' is a pronoun

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "Nine children passed the exam that was held here."

[ ]	Exam
[ ]	Held
[ ]	Here
[x]	Nine

'Nine' is a number and therefore the adjective of quantity. 'Exam' is a noun, 'Held' is a verb and 'Here' is an adverb

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "The batsman scored eight centuries in the cricket match."

[ ]	Batsman
[x]	Eight
[ ]	Cricket
[ ]	Scored

'Eight' signifies the number of centuries scored by the batsman and hence it is the adjective of quantity. 'Batsman' and 'Cricket' are nouns. 'Scored' is a verb

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "I was surprised she ate the whole apple."

[ ]	Ate
[ ]	The
[ ]	She
[x]	Whole

'Whole' is the adjective of quantity. 'Ate' is a verb, 'She' is a pronoun and 'The' is the definite article

10.

Find the adjective of quantity in this sentence - "He irritated his father as he had spent all his money."

[x]	All
[ ]	Spent
[ ]	Money
[ ]	He

'All' is the adjective of quantity. 'He' is a pronoun, 'Spent' is a verb and 'Money' is a noun