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Read these sentences.
y The two teams played well.
y I sat on the second seat.
y My dog had four puppies.
y The apartment block has nine towers.
These highlighted adjectives tell us the number of people, animals and things or their
position in a series.
Adjectives that tell us the exact number of nouns or their order are called adjectives
of number.
B. Identify the adjectives and write their kind.
1. Pragati ate the whole cake.
2. The first boy in this row came first.
3. The golden sun is shining in the blue sky.
4. Jyoti is a kind girl.
5. Many people visit the Taj Mahal.
6. There is a large spider in my room.
7. The delicious muffin has a red cherry on the top.
8. An octopus has eight legs.
C. Fill in the blanks with adjectives as specified in the brackets.
1. The kitten was trapped on a tree. (adjective of quality)
2. This rabbit has a tail. (adjective of quality)
3. Today is the day of November. (adjective of number)
4. Father baked a cake yesterday. (adjective of quality)
5. How money do you need? (adjective of quantity)
6. It is a day today. (adjective of quality)
7. A thorn pricked her finger. (adjective of quality)
8. She only made mistakes in the test. (adjective of number)
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