Attributive Adjectives in Swahili grammar differ from English in that they must agree in noun class with the nouns they modify. In Swahili, adjectives come after the noun, unlike in English where they come before. The interesting part of Swahili adjectives is the way they change depending on the noun associated with them. Swahili has a system of classes, every noun belongs to a class and adjectives change to match the noun’s class. This exercise will help you improve your use of attributive adjectives in Swahili. Practice will surely help you to understand it better.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the appropriate Swahili attributive adjective.
1. Mtoto *mdogo* (small) anacheza shuleni.
2. Ndugu zangu ni *wakubwa* (big).
3. Gari lako ni *jipya* (new).
4. Bibi yangu ana *nzee* (old).
5. Kalamu yangu ni *ndefu* (long).
6. Nguva ni *mbaya* (bad).
7. Mtihani huo ni *mgumu* (difficult).
8. Mama yangu ni *mzuri* (good).
9. Kichwa changu ni *kichungu* (painful).
10. Jino langu ni *linavuma* (aching).
11. Rafiki yangu ni *mfupi* (short).
12. Kiti hicho ni *kigumu* (hard).
13. Chakula chetu ni *kitamu* (tasty).
14. Mzigo wako ni *mzito* (heavy).
15. Maji hayo ni *mafupi* (shallow).
2. Ndugu zangu ni *wakubwa* (big).
3. Gari lako ni *jipya* (new).
4. Bibi yangu ana *nzee* (old).
5. Kalamu yangu ni *ndefu* (long).
6. Nguva ni *mbaya* (bad).
7. Mtihani huo ni *mgumu* (difficult).
8. Mama yangu ni *mzuri* (good).
9. Kichwa changu ni *kichungu* (painful).
10. Jino langu ni *linavuma* (aching).
11. Rafiki yangu ni *mfupi* (short).
12. Kiti hicho ni *kigumu* (hard).
13. Chakula chetu ni *kitamu* (tasty).
14. Mzigo wako ni *mzito* (heavy).
15. Maji hayo ni *mafupi* (shallow).
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the appropriate Swahili attributive adjective.
1. Kitabu chako ni *kizuri* (beautiful).
2. Watoto wako ni *wachache* (few).
3. Mimi ni *mkubwa* (older).
4. Tunda hili ni *bivu* (ripe).
5. Simu yako ni *mpya* (new).
6. Baba yangu ni *mcheshi* (funny).
7. Dirisha hilo ni *pembamba* (narrow).
8. Nyumba yangu ni *kubwa* (big).
9. Rafiki yangu ni *mkarimu* (generous).
10. Shukrani zangu ni *nyingi* (many).
11. Mti huo ni *mkubwa* (big).
12. Chumba chako ni *kidogo* (small).
13. Nywele zangu ni *ndefu* (long).
14. Shule hii ni *kubwa* (large).
15. Kalamu yangu ni *fupi* (short).
2. Watoto wako ni *wachache* (few).
3. Mimi ni *mkubwa* (older).
4. Tunda hili ni *bivu* (ripe).
5. Simu yako ni *mpya* (new).
6. Baba yangu ni *mcheshi* (funny).
7. Dirisha hilo ni *pembamba* (narrow).
8. Nyumba yangu ni *kubwa* (big).
9. Rafiki yangu ni *mkarimu* (generous).
10. Shukrani zangu ni *nyingi* (many).
11. Mti huo ni *mkubwa* (big).
12. Chumba chako ni *kidogo* (small).
13. Nywele zangu ni *ndefu* (long).
14. Shule hii ni *kubwa* (large).
15. Kalamu yangu ni *fupi* (short).
