Possessive adjectives exercises for beginners

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Exercise 1

Replace the subject pronoun with a possessive adjective:

1. I have a car. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir car is red.
2. I bought this camera for you. It’s —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir camera now.
3. Tina has a house. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir house is very old.
4. We own this book. This is —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir book.
5. Where do you keep —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir money, in the bank?
6. The company provides health care for all of —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir employees.
7. Claire sees —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir mother every day.
8. I like music too. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir favourite band is Goldplay.
9. I’ve also got two brothers. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir names are Billy and Tom.
10. Miguel is Spanish. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir family is from Madrid.
11. I’m reading a book by Victor Hugo. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir title is ‘Les Misérables’.
12. Sam is not at school. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir father took him to the doctor.
13. Kevin and Paul are waiters. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir older brother is a famous chef.
14. Tommy and I have an English class together. —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir teacher is Ms. Jackson.
15. When I was in England I stayed at —myyourhisheritsouryourtheir father’s house.

 

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ANSWERS

1. my
2. their
3. her
4. our
5. your
6. its
7. her
8. My
9. Their
10. His
11. Its
12. His
13. Their
14. Our
15. my

Order of Adjectives | Grammar Exercise

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Exercise 2

Put the adjectives back in the right order:

Ex: I bought a pair of green nice new rain boots → I bought a pair of nice new green rain boots.

1. We visited an old gorgeous village.

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2. Why don’t you wear your silk red tie?

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3. They live in a new nice house.

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4. It’s an American popular movie.

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5. Have you met that new girl cute next door?

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6. This is a family old business.

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7. He was wearing a cashmere old dirty shirt.

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8. Put the food in the plastic big blue container.

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9. I’ve just bought a leather expensive jacket.

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10. He just married a beautiful Portuguese young woman.

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ANSWERS

1. We visited a gorgeous old village.
2. Why don’t you wear your red silk tie?
3. They live in a nice new house.
4. It’s a popular American movie.
5. Have you met that cute new girl next door?
6. This is an old family business.
7. He was wearing a dirty old cashmere shirt.
8. Put the food in the big blue plastic container.
9. I’ve just bought an expensive leather jacket.
10. He just married a beautiful young Portuguese woman.

Order of Adjectives | Grammar Exercise

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Exercise 1

Put the adjectives back in the right order:

Ex: I bought a pair of green nice new rain boots → I bought a pair of nice new green rain boots.

1. She’s got green big eyes.

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2. Our two last visitors were from Spain.

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3. It was a story very interesting.

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4. I used to drive a black old Japanese car.

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5. She’s got blond beautiful hair.

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6. The two last days have been very exhausting.

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7. I bought a pair of leather brown shoes.

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8. He lives in a rectangular tall building.

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9. I bought an army Swiss knife small.

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10. She has a mobile expensive phone.

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ANSWERS

1. She’s got big green eyes.
2. Our last two visitors were from Spain.
3. It was a very interesting story.
4. I used to drive an old black Japanese car.
5. She’s got beautiful blond hair.
6. The last two days have been very exhausting.
7. I bought a pair of brown leather shoes.
8. He lives in a tall rectangular building.
9. I bought a small Swiss army knife.
10. She has an expensive mobile phone.

Adjectives -ed and -ing | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 3

Choose the right adjective:

1. I worked hard all day. Now I feel ?tiredtiring.
2. His explanation is so ?confusedconfusing… I don’t understand anything!
3. I’m feeling extremely ?frustratedfrustrating when I don’t have enough money.
4. You look ?worriedworrying. What’s happened?
5. South Africa is the most ?fascinatedfascinating place I have ever been to.
6. Did you hear that singer? He was ?amazingamazed!
7. I’m not completely ?satisfiedsatisfying with this new TV.
8. The speech was two hours long. It was really ?boredboring.
9. He’ll be ?shockedshocking if you say that.
10. The atmosphere is a little ?depresseddepressing in this city.

 

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ANSWERS

1. tired
2. confusing
3. frustrated
4. worried
5. fascinating
6. amazing
7. satisfied
8. boring
9. shocked
10. depressing

Adjectives -ed and -ing | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Choose the right adjective:

1. She seems ?excitingexcited about her trip to India.
2. You must have found my attitude ?annoyedannoying.
3. I saw Tom with another woman. He seemed really ?embarrassingembarrassed.
4. I hate this restaurant, their food is ?disgusteddisgusting.
5. His car was in a ?shockingshocked state.
6. Paul is ?interestedinteresting in music.
7. I spilled my beer on the floor. It was really ?embarrassingembarrassed.
8. There’s been some very ?surprisedsurprising news.
9. This area of Italy has a ?pleasedpleasing climate in June.
10. I was absolutely ?disgusteddisgusting by what I found under his bed.

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ANSWERS

1. excited
2. annoying
3. embarrassed
4. disgusting
5. shocking
6. interested
7. embarrassing
8. surprising
9. pleasing
10. disgusted

-ed -ing adjectives | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Choose the right adjective:

1. I was deeply ?saddenedsaddening by this tragic event.
2. I went to the swimming pool this morning. I’m ?exhaustingexhausted now.
3. The article was ?insultinginsulted to the French president.
4. He was ?frightenedfrightening when he saw the dog.
5. I would be ?intriguedintriguing to hear more.
6. That’s a very ?interestinginterested movie.
7. The situation is becoming very ?worriedworrying.
8. I was ?terrifiedterrifying when I heard the story.
9. This meal was a little ?disappointeddisappointing.
10. She looked ?surprisingsurprised when I told her I was 18.

 

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ANSWERS

1. saddened
2. exhausted
3. insulting
4. frightened
5. intrigued
6. interesting
7. worrying
8. terrified
9. disappointing
10. surprised

Compound adjectives | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Finish these sentences by using compound adjectives of measurement:

Ex: a festival that lasts two days is a two-day festival

1. A magazine with forty pages is a
2. The bottle can hold two litres: it’s a 
3. A cake that costs five dollars is a 
4. The answer is worth five thousand dollars: it’s a
5. The walk covers ten miles: it’s a
6. The glass can contain 20 centilitre: it’s a
7. The book has 500 pages: it’s a
8. This tower is 300 feet high: it’s a
9. I work eight hours every day: I work an
10. There was a delay of thirty seconds: there was a
11. This building has twenty floors: it’s a
12. A break that lasts ten minutes is a
13. A vacation that lasts two weeks is a
14. This visit lasts 2 hours : it’s a
15. A woman who is fourty years old is a

 

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ANSWERS

1. a forty-page magazine
2. a two-litre bottle
3. a five-dollar cake
4. a five-thousand dollar answer
5. a ten-mile walk
6. a 20-centilitre glass
7. a 500-page book 
8. a 300-foot-high tower
9. an eight-hour day
10. a thirty-second delay
11. a twenty-floor building
12. a ten-minute break
13. a two-weeks vacation
14. a 2-hour-visit
15. a fourty-year-old-woman

Compound adjectives | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Complete the following sentences using compound adjectives:

Ex: A girl with long hair is a long-haired girl.

1.  A sad story which breaks your heart is
2.  A country which produces tobacco is a 
3.  A boat that looks expensive is an 
4.  If a story seems never to end, it’s a 
5.  If a man uses his right hand only, you say he is 
6.  A baby that his mother feeds well is  
7.  Pizzas that are made at home are
8.  A girl who has long legs is
9.  Someone who has good manners is 
10.  If someone breaks your heart, you feel 
11. A scary story that rises your hair is 
12. Fruits which are dried under the sun are 
13. A room with a lot of bright light is a 
14. A boy who looks good is a 
15. A musician who taught himself how to play music is a 

 

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ANSWERS

1. heart-breaking
2. a tobacco-producing country
3. an expensive-looking boat
4. a never-ending story
5. right-handed
6. well-fed
7. home-made
8. long-legged
9. well-mannered
10. heart-broken
11. hair-rising
12. sun-dried
13. brightly-lit room
14. good-looking boy
15. self-taught musician

Adjectives Exercises with answers

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Fill in the boxes with the following adjectives:

fancy	handsome	lazy	grumpy	delightful	shallow	faithful
hissing	itchy	clumsy	inexpensive	greasy	nutritious	filthy

1.  That’s a  meal.
2. The sound made by snake is a .  
3. We enjoyed a  dinner.
4. He was a  friend.
5. I felt so  when I dropped my glass.
6. I can’t sleep on that  matress, it’s disgusting!
7. He gets  when he doesn’t drink his coffee in the morning.
8. You look very  with that new hat!
9. It was a very  party, everybody was well dressed and had expensive cars.
10. Hay fever gives you a runny nose and eyes.
11. The chips were very .
12. I was too  to learn how to speak spanish.
13. The price of hotels in Thailand is relatively .  
14. The water here is frsh and .

 

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ANSWERS

1. nutritious
2. hissing
3. delightful
4. faithful
5. clumsy
6. filthy
7. grumpy
8. handsome
9. fancy
10. itchy
11. greasy
12. lazy
13. inexpensive
14. shallow

Adverbs of frequency | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Where to place frequency adverbs (always, never, hardly, often, rarely, sometimes and usually) in the following sentences:

1. We always gogo always to school by bike.
2. Where do you spend usuallyusually spend your winter holidays?
3. We know hardlyhardly know each other.
4. They sometimes useuse sometimes computers at work.
5. He gets nevernever gets home before 8 pm.
6. They always areare always friendly.
7. The children often watchwatch often Disney movies.
8. We make rarelyrarely make our bed.
9. They go oftenoften go to the cinema.
10. I have never eateneaten never crocodile meat.

 

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ANSWERS

1. We always go to school by bike.
2. Where do you usually spend your winter holidays?
3. We hardly know each other.
4. They sometimes use computers at work.
5. He never gets home before 8 pm.
6. They are always friendly.
7. The children often watch Disney movies.
8. We rarely make our bed.
9. They often go to the cinema.
10. I have never eaten crocodile meat.