Exercise on predicative and attributive adjectives

Test your knowledge about adjectives!

Exercise outline

  1. Back to lesson
  2. Exercise for the different functions of German adjectives
  3. Exercise on predicative and attributive adjectives
  4. Exercise on German adjectives as nouns

Fill in the right form of predicative and attributive adjectives that stand in brackets. Pay attention to the correct declension!

 

Just a short recap:

  • predicative adjectives stand after the noun and stay the same, no matter which case, gender and number the noun has. Example: Der Clown ist lustig. (The clown is funny.)
  • attributive adjectives always stand before the noun and change their endings, depending on the noun they refer to. Example: Mir gefällt der gelbe (gelb) Schulbus am besten. (I like the yellow school bus most.)

 

Example: Mein Freund hat mir sehr schöne (schön) Blumen geschenkt. (My boyfriend gave very beautiful flowers to me.)

1. Das Mädchen ist (schön). (The girl is beautiful.)

2. Der Film ist sehr (spannend). (The film is very exciting.)

3. Er ist ein (nett) Junge. (He is a nice guy.)

4. Die Sonne ist (gelb). (The sun is yellow.)

5. Das ist ein (groß) Apfel. (That is a big apple.)

6. Ich streiche mein Zimmer (rot). (I paint my room red.)

7. Ich wünsche mir einen (schlau) Hund. (I wish to have a clever dog.)

8. Mir schmeckt der (lecker) Kaffee. (I like the delicious coffee.)

9. Der Turm ist (hoch). (The tower is high.)

10. Wir ziehen in ein (teuer) Haus. (We are moving into an expensive house.)