KEY ANSWERS OF PART 1

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES : EXERCISES (see page 6)

1 : Choose the best answer for each sentence.

A-The house is __________________. (a)

a. large and white
b. white and large
c. large white

B-They live in a __________________ house. (f)

d. large and white

e. white and large
f. large white

2. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives? (C)

A. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.

B. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
C. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.

3. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives? (a)

a. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.
b. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
c. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.

4. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives? (b)

a. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.
b. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.
c. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.

5. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives? (A)

A. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.

B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.

Compound adjectives exercises (see pages 7, 8 and 9)

1. From each group, choose the sentence that contains a compound adjective:

A. Sheila was horribly moody.

B. We’d like you to be part of the decision-making process. (B)
 C. The company showed steady improvement in their stock trades.

A. This is a widely used procedure for finishing wood floors. (A)

B. Moths ate his woolen socks.
C. That was really generous of you.

A. Sharon’s adopted son is five years old today.

B. My new car has leather upholstery.
C. She was a well-known actress by the time she reached age five. (C)

2. Using hyphens in compound adjectives: Which sentences are correct?

A. The group was full of rowdy 10 year old schoolboys.

B. The group was full of rowdy 10-year-old schoolboys. (B)

A. The actress is well known. (A)

B. The actress is well-known.

A. They enjoyed a three-year profit streak. (A)

B. They enjoyed a three-year-profit streak.

3. Using –ly adverbs in compound adjectives: Which sentences are correct?

A. Along the river, rapidly increasing floodwaters caused evacuations. (A)

B. Along the river, rapidly-increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

A. My neighbor Jim is an internationally recognized author. (A)

B. My neighbor Jim is an internationally-recognized author.

A. The bank robbers tried to hatch their ill conceived plan and failed.
B. The bank robbers tried to hatch their ill-conceived plan and failed. (B)

4. Choose the correct compound adjective for each sentence.

A. He is fond of ______________________ Scotch. (b)

a. good
b. 12-year-old
c. 10 year old
B. The weather has been ___________________ lately. (b)
a. terribly-cold
b. terribly cold
c. too cold
C. Babysitting these kids is like trying to manage a _____________________. (c)
a. three ring circus
b. three-ring-circus
c. three-ring circus
5. Creating compound adjectives: From each group, choose the sentence pair that makes
the most sense.

A. I don’t like glue that dries slowly. = This is a quick-drying glue.

B. Did you know that some plants eat meat? = Did you know that there are meat-
eating plants? (B)
C. Professor Brown has a very narrow mind. = Professor Brown’s mind is very narrow.

A. The price of the car was high. = It was a high-priced car. (A)
B. The meal tasted good. = This was a tasteful-meal.
C. He likes to weigh in on political issues. = He is loud-mouthed and boring.

A. The tapeworm measured 35 inches. = The tape-worm measured 35-inches.

B. The duck has flat feet. = That’s a flat-footed duck. (B)
C. Why not try some carrot juice? = Have some carrot-juice.

6. Compound adjectives containing numbers: From each group, choose the sentence
containing the correct compound adjective.

A. The earthworms were at least three inches long.

B. He ate a 12-inch sandwich for lunch. (B)
C. The sumo champion weighed 210-kilograms.

A. He drives a one-ton truck. (A)

B. Our house has three-bedrooms and two-bathrooms.
C. There are nine-carrots in each bottle of juice.

A. My new chainsaw cost three-hundred dollars.

B. I got a 300-dollar chainsaw for two hundred dollars. (B)
C. The best chainsaws cost more than three-hundred-dollars.

7. Use the underlined phrase to make a compound adjective.

A. He suggested an innovative plan to save money.

= He suggested an innovative-money-saving plan

B. Her brother had a sharp mind.

= her brother is sharp-minded

C. My cat died suddenly when it was ten years old.

= My ten-year-old cat died suddenly

8. Decide whether you have to use « much » or « many »:

a. We saw _____ animals at the zoo. (many)

b. How _____ oranges did you put in the box? ((many)
c. There isn’t _____ sugar in my coffee. (much)
 d. I don’t have ______ friends. (many)
e. The old man hasn’t got _____ hair on his head. (much)
f. I’ve packed _____ bottles of water. (many)
g. I didn’t get _____ sleep last night. (much)
h. How _____ fruit do you eat in an average day? (many)

FOCUS 3: ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (see page 9)

Where do the adverbs of frequency: always, never, often, seldom, sometimes, usually go in the
sentence ? Choose the correct order from the answers provided.

1. …….. to school by bus.

a. we go always b. always we go c. we always go
2. ……. my car on Sundays.
a. I wash often b. I often wash c. Often I wash
3. ……… laptops in schools.
a. They sometimes use b. They use sometimes c. Sometimes, they use
4. ……. at the weekend.
a. She works never b. Never she works c. She never works
5. …….. happy.
a. She is always b. always she is c. she always is
6. ……. with the housework.
a. I help seldom b. sledom I help c. I seldom help
7. ….. in the park.
a. They play never b. they never play c. never they play

EXERCISE ON SPELLING RULES FOR ADDING LY : (see pages 11 and 12)

For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the
adjective given in brackets. For example:
The letter was ________ legible. (scarce)
The letter was scarcely legible.

1. He did the work as carefully as possible. (careful)

2. They won the game easily . (easy)
3. She handled the situation very capably. (capable)
4. I fully expected that to happen. (full)
5. The view was truly magnificent. (true)
 6. The theory has never been scientifically proved. (scientific)
7. I was duly impressed by their courage. (due)
8. The children chattered noisily. (noisy)
9. 3 The sun shone paly behind the clouds. (pale)
10. They have settled in comfortably. (comfortable)
11. He dogmatically maintained his point of view. (dogmatic)
12. Everything is proceeding ___________. (normal)
13. Please drive normally. (slow)
14. She worked steadily until nine o’clock. (steady)
15. The cost of fuel has risen dramatically. (dramatic)
16. He agily scrambled up the slope. (agile)
17. Everything was explained clearly and simply. (simple)
18. The train whistle blew shrilly at the crossing. (shrill)
19. Luckily , it stopped raining before we had to leave. (lucky)
20. She was signaling frantically . (frantic)
21. That was wholly unexpected. (whole)
22. We arrived punctually. (punctual)
23. England is a densely populated country. (dense)
24. They are solely dependent on coal for fuel. (sole)
25. The material was produced synthetically. (synthetic)
26. They readily agreed to the proposal. (ready)

Exercises on adverbs of manner : (See page 15)

For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the
adjective given in brackets. For example:
The letter was scarecely legible. (scarce)

1. He did the work as carefully as possible. (careful)

2. They won the game easily. (easy)
3. She handled the situation very capably. (capable)

4. I fully expected that to happen. (full).

5. The view was truly magnificent. (true)
6. The theory has never been scientifically proved. (scientific)
7. I was duly impressed by their courage. (due)

8. The children chattered noisily. (noisy)

9. The sun shone palely behind the clouds. (pale)

10. They have settled in comfortably. (comfortable)

11. He dogmatically maintained his point of view. (dogmatic)

12. Everything is proceeding noramlly . (normal)

13. Please drive slowly. (slow)

14. She did well in the competition. (good)

EXERCISES ON INVERSION WITH NEGATIVE ADVERBIALS (See page 19)

Exercise 1. Create inverted sentences with words between brackets

1. (Never/I/meet) Never have I met such well-behaved children before. They are
as good as gold.

2. (No sooner/my father/sit down) No sooner had my father sat down to dinner
than there was a knock on the door.

3. (Little/he/know) Little does he know that his culinary skills are quite substandard.
4. (At no time/ I/ mean) At no time do I mean to hurt your feelings. It was all a big
misunderstanding.

5. (Seldom/we/ have) Seldom do we have friends over for a drink. We prefer to meet them at
pubs or restaurants.

6. (Not only/he/make) Not only does he make a mean cheesecake, but he also prepares
homemade jam.

7. Only when the situation gets out of hand do the government begin to act. (the government/
begin) to act.

Exercises on adjectives and adverbs :

Exercise1. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES : TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

a. Un enfant âgé de cinq ans : A five-year-old boy

b. Une actrice célèbre : A well-known actress

c. Un home aux yeux bleux : A blue-eyed man
d. Un lapin aux Oreilles longues : A long-eared rabbit
e. Une dame unijambiste : A one-legged man
f. Un diner inoubliable chez les Robinson : A never-to-be-forgotten at the Robinson’s
g. Une rue à sens unique : A one-way street

Exercise 2 : Order the jumbled words so as to get correct and meaningful sentences
1) kind / a / old / very / lady/ senegalese /
A very kind old Senegalese lady.
2) house / we / nice / in / live / old /
We live in a nice old house.
 3) I / T-shirt / a / light-blue / bought /nice/
I bought a nice light-blue T-shirt.
4) He / man / was / a / new / of / ideas / full /
He was a man full of new ideas.
5) interesting / TV / there / on / anything / isn’t
There isn’t anything interisting on TV.
6) It / story /short / a / is / frightening / African/
It is a frightening short African story.

Exercise 3 : Translate into English.

1) Charles prend toujours la même chaise
Charles always sits on the same chair
2) Jane parle constamment de son mari
Jane constantly talks about her husband
3) On ne croira jamais une histoire pareille
Such a strory will never be believed
4) Tom est rarement parmi les premiers à arriver
Tom is rare among the firts to arrive.
5) Jamais je n’ai été si blessé
Never have I been so hurt (affected)
6) Elle finit souvent son travail à 5 heures
She often finishes her work at 5 o’clok.
7) Nous allons souvent à Londres
We often go to London.
8) Allez-vous souvent au cinéma ?
Do you often go to the cinema ?
9) Non seulement Fred fume, mais il boit
Not only does Fred smoke, but he also drinks.
10) A peine avais-je parlé que je regrettais mes mots
No sooner had I spoken than I regreted my words (Hardly had I …..when I ….)
11) Rarement un homme a été aussi heureux que lui
Rarely was a man so happy as he did.