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WAEC Adjective questions
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Choose the word(s) that best completes each of the following sentences.
WAEC English 2010 (56)
1. Mr Akon needed _____ help to succeed in his business.
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few
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(B) and (D) are used with countable nouns while (A) and (C) are for uncountable nouns, like “help”. However, “a little” is positive to indicate a small but sufficient amount while “little” is negative and implies an insufficient or barely any amount.
WAEC English 2011 (46)
2. Which of the two questions is _____?
A. most difficult
B. the much difficult
C. the most difficult
D. more difficult
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Use comparatives (more or –er) to compare two things and superlatives (most or –est) for more than two things.
WAEC English 2011 (66)
3. That sack is _____ heavy for us to lift.
A. very
B. so
C. too
D. quite
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Only (C) is correct grammar for excessive degree. (A) and (D) do not really mean something being beyond one’s capacity and (B) is followed by “that”.
WAEC English 2012 (60)
4. The cook had _____ oil and so could not prepare the soup.
A. little
B. small
C. some
D. much
SEE ANSWER ✅
“Little” indicates an insufficient amount which was why the soup could not be prepared. Option (B) is used with uncountable nouns, not oil. While (C) and (D) suggest enough oil which is contradictory.
WAEC English 2012 (61)
5. We will have to set up a _____ panel to investigate this matter.
A. seven men
B. seven-men
C. seven man
D. seven-man
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The singular (man) is allowed due to the hyphen (-) which makes a compound adjective, describing the noun “panel”.
WAEC English 2012 (66)
6. While he was in prison, he had _____ time to read a lot of books.
A. ample
B. real
C. few
D. most
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“Ample” means more than enough. Option (B) does not indicate amount and while (C) opposes the idea of enough time, (D) is grammatically incorrect.
WAEC English 2012 (69)
7. Any good newspaper will cater for the needs of the _____ public.
A. reader
B. readers
C. reading
D. readable
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“The reading public” refers to the portion of the public that reads. (B) would only be correct without “public”.
WAEC English 1989 (56)
8. He played _____ than anyone else.
A. worse
B. badly
C. more worse
D. worst
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A comparative adjective is required once “than” is included. (A) and (C) are the only comparatives but (C) is double comparative (tautology).
WAEC English 2002 (69)
9. Of the three girls, Yetunde is the _____
A. tallest
B. taller
C. most tall
D. tall
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Superlative adjectives (most or -est) are used for comparing more than two components.
WAEC English 2004 (57)
10. The visitor was very uncomfortable because of his _____ nose.
A. runny
B. watery
C. flowing
D. running
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