CHOOSE ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB:

EXERCISE 1

Complete the sentences using the correct forms.

1. The president hopes that people of all races will live together ________________ . (PEACEFUL)

2. She told us that the streets in the capital city were _____________ and_____________. (DIRTY,
UGLY)

3. Do you think nuclear energy is _____________ ? (SAFE) .

4. I get all the food _____________ from the farmers. (DIRECT)

5. The minister was _____________ worried that the deal would not pass parliament. (DEEP)

6. Marty drove home from the party as _____________ as he could and got there _____________
(FAST, SAFE) .

7. When the director found out about the scandal he shouted _____________ at his employees
(ANGRY).

8. The old woman walked across the street very _____________ .(CAREFUL)

9. She didn't see me. She _____________ knocked me down with her brand-new car! (NEAR)

10.After a few weeks people forgot about him _______________. (COMPLETE).

11.He _____________ works anymore, because he already has enough money. (HARD)

12.She _____________ climbed down from the tree as soon as the bear had disappeared. (SLOW)
13.He is a very _____________ volleyball player . (GOOD).

14.Bob excused himself _____________ and went home (POLITE).

15.English is an _____________ language to learn , however he couldn't learn grammar rules so

16.The sun shone _____________ in the sky. (BRIGHT)

17.The new colleague seems to be _____________ intelligent. (HIGH)

18.The boy felt _____________ because he knew what he had done. (GUILTY)

EXERCISE II

Fill in the correct form – Adjective or Adverb

1. He promised that he wouldn't work so ________________ . (HARD)

2. The ball stopped ________________ of the goalpost . (SHORT)

3. Maria sat there ________________ , waiting for someone to come . (SILENT)

4. Australians and New Zealanders are ________________ related in many ways. (CLOSE)

5. They always get home ________________ in the evening . (LATE)

6. I felt ________________ when I saw the results of the final exam. (BAD)

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7. In the USA food is not as ________________ as in Europe. (EXPENSIVE)

8. She sent her mother money ________________ . (REGULAR)

9. Is your car fast enough to do ________________ in the race ? (GOOD)

10.She stayed ________________ , even though she looked ________________ . (CALM , ANGRY)
11.We left the party very ________________ . (EARLY)

12.The novel is ________________ written. (INTERESTING)

13.You have probably worked too much ________________ . (LATE)

14.The jewels have ________________ disappeared. (MYSTERIOUS)

15.John McEnroe was a pretty ________________ tennis player. (GOOD)

16.Everything went ________________ at the party. (WRONG)

17.The passengers were ________________ injured in the car crash (SERIOUS)

18.Mr Higgins was ________________ upset about losing his car keys. (TERRIBLE)

19.He looked at me ________________ as he told me the bad news. (SAD)

20.We heard that he had ________________ lost his job (UNEXPECTED).

EXERCISE III

Fill in the correct form – Adjective or Adverb

1. My friend helped me paint the walls. She's done it very ________________ . (NICE)

2. Mum always dresses ________________ . (BEAUTIFUL)

3. He felt ________________ so he stayed at home instead of going to the party . (SICK)

4. The doctor told us that the wound looked very ________________ . (BAD)

5. Have you been to the cinema ________________ ? (LATE)

6. The boys from across the street always greet us ________________ . (FRIENDLY)

7. I've ________________ finished writing the book. (NEAR)

8. She is a ________________ intelligent girl, probably the best in our class. (HIGH)

9. The cheerleaders wore ________________ coloured skirts. (BRIGHT)

10.The headmaster of our school has a very ________________ voice. (LOUD)

11.The hamburger tastes ________________ . Let's go somewhere else . (AWFUL)

12.When we got home from our holidays, we were all very ________________ from the flight.
(SLEEP) 13.We ran as ________________ as we could. (QUICK)

14.The match had ________________ begun when it started to rain. (HARD)

15.The exercise wasn't very difficult. We were able to do it ________________ . (EASY)

16.My niece jumped around ________________ when she heard the good news. (HAPPY)

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17.Mr Johnson looked ________________ when he entered the classroom. (ANGRY)

18.The soup in this restaurant tastes ________________ (WONDERFUL)

19.My car broke down yesterday. I hope the mechanic can fix it ________________ .(QUICK)

20.He won the championship because he races very ________________ . (GOOD)

EXERCISE IV

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. He looked at me __________________ when I interrupted him. (ANGRY)

2. Marty and Judith are __________________ married. (HAPPY)

3. I lost the game because I had been playing __________________. It was even ____________ than
last season’s game. (BAD, BAD)

4. The boss is always __________________ -informed. There’s not much you can hide from him.
(GOOD)

5. My French isn’t very __________________, but I can understand him __________________ if he

6. The film was __________________. I haven’t seen one as __________________ as that before.
(TERRIBLE, BAD)

7. Sue was __________________ upset about losing her job. (TERRIBLE)

8. Expensive hotels are often __________________ than __________________ ones.

9. They discussed __________________ technical matters in the meeting. (HIGH)

10.Do you want to pay __________________? (SEPARATE)

11.They have to work __________________ for a living, but if you look at other people, they
__________________ work at all. (HARD, HARD)

12.The children behaved ______________, so they were allowed to go to the party. (GOOD)

13.It’s the _____________________ painting in the whole exhibition (VALUABLE)

14.I __________________ drove my car into the river. It was pretty __________________. (NEAR,
CLOSE)

15.The cook prepared an __________________ lunch for the guests. (EXCELLENT)

16.She had __________________ money to spend than last year (LITTLE).

17.__________________, Paris is quite a __________________ city. (OBVIOUS, LOVE)

18.Jerry is the __________________ student in my whole class. (BAD)

19.The man became __________________ when the guard asked him to leave. (VIOLENT)

20.The exam was __________________ easy. (SURPRISING).

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EXERCISE V

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. He plays football pretty ___________ , but he’s not a ____________ player. (GOOD, FAIR)

2. The young girl was _______________ dressed. (PRETTY)

3. I always feel _______________ when I lose a match. (TERRIBLE)

4. We _______________ missed our train. (NEAR)

5. I was _______________ upset about the problems I had experienced (AWFUL)

6. Dad is _______________ improving after his undergoing heart surgery. (SLOW)

7. The prisoner was treated _______________ by the guards. (BAD)

8. Tom _______________ tries to improve his English. He’s very _______________ about it. (HARD,
LAZY)

9. The sweater feels _______________ and _______________. (NICE, SOFT)

10.The government proposals were _______________ disputed. (HIGH)

11.Some shops in town close everyday _______________. (LATE)

12.The bullet _______________ missed the man’s head. (NARROW)

13.Boys often behave ___________________ (SILLY).

14.The driver had made a _______________ turn before he crashed into a tree. (SHARP)

15.The girl is a _______________ dancer. (GRACEFUL)

16.I think the man over there is _______________ old. (FAIR)

17._______________, we were at home when the window broke. (LUCKY)

18. She fell in love _______________ when she set her eyes on the young man. (MAD)

19.The hurricane was _______________ to watch. (TERRIBLE)

20.The eagle rose _______________ into the blue sky. (MAJESTIC)

21.Anne looked around the room _______________. (NERVOUS)

22.He told us that it could be done _______________ (EASY).

23.It was _______________ when the famous actor _______________ arrived. (LATE, FINAL)

24.It was a _______________ walk up the _______________ hill. (LONG, STEEP)

25.The lasagne tastes _______________. Where did you get the recipe? (GREAT)