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Short Forms: Predicative Adjectives 1
Practice short (predicative) forms of adjectives
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Browse Adjectives practiceQuestion 1
Эта задача очень ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'трудный' (difficult).
Options
- трудная
- трудна
- трудное
- трудны
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- трудна
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Трудна' is the feminine short form used as predicate.
Grammar rule
Short forms are used as predicates. They agree in gender and number but don't decline.
Question 2
Ответ был слишком ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'короткий' (short).
Options
- короткий
- коротка
- короток
- коротки
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- короток
Correct feedback
Correct! 'Короток' is the masculine short form.
Grammar rule
Masculine short forms often drop endings to -ок/-ек.
Question 3
Его речь была ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'ясный' (clear).
Options
- ясная
- ясна
- ясно
- ясны
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- ясна
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Ясна' is the feminine short form.
Grammar rule
Feminine short forms typically end in -а.
Question 4
Законы природы вечны и ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'строгий' (strict).
Options
- строгие
- строги
- строгим
- строгих
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- строги
Correct feedback
Correct! 'Строги' is the plural short form.
Grammar rule
Plural short forms end in -и.
Question 5
Погода сегодня ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'хороший' (good).
Options
- хорошая
- хороша
- хорошо
- хороши
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- хороша
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Хороша' is the feminine short form.
Grammar rule
Feminine short forms end in -а.
Question 6
Путь был ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'долгий' (long).
Options
- долгий
- долг
- долга
- долги
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- долг
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Долг' is the masculine short form.
Grammar rule
Masculine short forms often end with a consonant.
Question 7
Море ночью ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'тихий' (quiet).
Options
- тихий
- тихо
- тиха
- тихи
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- тихо
Correct feedback
Correct! 'Тихо' is the neuter short form.
Grammar rule
Neuter short forms end in -о.
Question 8
Их позиции вполне ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'ясный' (clear).
Options
- ясные
- ясны
- ясен
- ясна
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- ясны
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Ясны' is the plural short form.
Grammar rule
Plural short forms end in -ы/-и depending on consonant.
Question 9
Его объяснение было всем ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'понятный' (understandable).
Options
- понятное
- понятен
- понятно
- понятны
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- понятно
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Понятно' is the neuter short form.
Grammar rule
Neuter short forms end in -о.
Question 10
Этот путь был слишком ___.
English context
Choose the correct short form of 'узкий' (narrow).
Options
- узкий
- узка
- узок
- узки
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- узок
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Узок' is the masculine short form.
Grammar rule
Masculine short forms often reduce to -ок/-ек.