Adjectives and adverbs

A If the word in bold is correct, put a tick. If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly.

1 Whenever she gets home from work, Mum always seems unhappily about something. Upset
2 I don't know what's in it, but it smells strongly of cinnamon.
3 When Terry finally became calmly, I asked him what had happened. calm
4 I'm glad I didn't go on holiday with Efy and Graham because it sounded dreadfully. dreadful
5 It's hard to believe that the seeds you planted have grown so quickly.
6 The car sped past me and turned sharply into the next street.
7 The actors could tell that the audience were growing restlessly.
8 Why are you looking so accusingly at me?
9 Add some chilli to the curry because it doesn't taste spicily enough. spicy
10 I don't think I get angrily very often, but one or two people do really annoy me. Angry
11 In the darkness, I felt nervously for the light switch and finally found it.
12 Tim appeared tiredly after his tennis match. Tired

B Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Add any other words you need.
1I haven't had this hard of a day at work for a long time. (day, hard)
2 Sofrightening of an experience was it that I never went back to that country again.
3 If we'd known how difficult of a task it was going to be, we wouldn't have agreed to do it. (difficult, task)
3 It was as moving of a performance as I'd seen in a long time.
5 Alex has got that good of a memory he never seems to have to work hard at school.
6 It was too tempting of an offer to turn down. (offer, tempting)
7 No matter how succesful of a career you have, there's always the risk of failure. (career, successful)
8 I don't think I'll ever be as good of a pianist as my brother. (good, pianist)

C Complete the sentences using the words in bold in the correct order.
1 Oh, what a gorgeus little african sculpture! Did you buy it when you were there?
2 Have you seen my leather climbing boots anywhere? I'm sure I left them here.
3 They've got some fantastic pink russian silk ballet shoes in the sale at Derbyshire's.
4 Didn't the bride look lovely in that besutiful cotton cream wedding dress?
7 Does Spencer still drive that ugly blue foreign car of his?
8 It's hard to imagine that such a tiny green amazonian frog is so important to the local environment.
9 Andrea has a lovely long white sheepskin rug on the floor in her bedroom.
10 The clown was wearing a funny red plastic wig and a red nose.
) 9 I couldn't believe it when Sylvia turned up in the samehorrible wide yellow hat that she wore last time.
11 When are you going to get rid of those dreadful french nylon short trousers?

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D Complete with an appropriate comparative or superlative form of the words in the box. Add any
other words you need.

demanding few funny hard long observant reliable slight ugly valuable

1 I thought this week's programme was far funnier last week's, so it's definitely improving.
2 My new laptop is far more reliable than my old one, but I suppose it was quite cheap so I shouldn't be surprised
3 3 Jim Carter knows what he wants from employees, and I don't think I've ever worked for
such a demanding manager.
4 Because of its internal structure, diamond is the hardest substance known.
5 Beside the house, there stood the ugliest tower block I had ever seen.
6 If the conflict goes on any longer more people are going to lose their lives.
7 ………………………………… his Portrait of Dr. Gachet, van Gogh's Irises still sold for $49 million.
8 Even the least observant amongst us soon realise when a friend has changed their appearance in some way.
9 I'm afraid that what you're saying doesn't make any slightly difference to how I feel.
10 Frankly, I think the fewer people who know about this, the better.

E Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 It's good to see that Rebecca has become a great lot/ deal more independent than she used to be.
2 The hotel was far from the most luxurious I've stayed in.
3 The new law is less/ little more than an attempt to divert attention from the real problems.
4 This is by far the worst public transport system I've ever been on.
5 Have you noticed that the neighbours' trees have grown considerably bigger?
6 My mum's getting a little older now, so she needs someone to look after her.
7 It was quite / somewhat the most delightful little puppy I had ever seen!
8 If you have any further problems with your computer, don't hesitate to call me.
9 I'd say that the woman I saw running away from the bank was no taller than I am.
10 Kate was told that she would have to work a better/ good deal harder than she had been doing.

F Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words,
including the word given.
1 The red shoes are slightly more expensive than the green ones. quite
The green shoes ………………………………………………………………………….. the red ones.
2 Richard is much more committed to the project than Grant seems to be. like
Grant seems to be ………………………………………………………………………….. to the project.
3 If you argue about it more, we'll get to Denver later. the
The ………………………………………………………………………….. we'll get to Denver.
4 My new MP3 player was twice the price of yours. expensive
Your MP3 player was ………………………………………………………………………….. mine.
5 England is much bigger than Wales. nowhere
Wales ………………………………………………………………………….. England.
6 Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle. nearly
Annabelle isn’t as nearly her brother, Derek.
7 Bigger cities have higher crime rates. the
The bigger the city, the higher the crime rate.

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8 Their first album was considerably more successful than their second. near
Their second album ………………………………………………………………………….. their first.
G Underline the word or phrase which cannot complete the sentence.
1 Jackie didn't like the show so much, but I thought it was absolutely / quite / very perfect.
2 You were completely / fairly / totally right about Laura - she is from Manchester.
3 We've been absolutely/ a little/ quite busy at work, so I'm looking forward to a break.
4 It's completely/ totally / very pointless trying to persuade Michael to lend you his new car.
5 Anthony seems to be a little/ really/ utterly worried about the situation.
6 Jackson's shot from the halfway line was absolutely/ quite / too incredible.
7 If you think I'm going to help you after what you did, you're a bit/ completely/ quite wrong.
8 In the end, the documents that the tax office sent us were completely/ totally/ very useless.

H Complete using the words in the boxes. You need to use one word in each box twice.
1 Don't press the keys so hard or you'll break the keyboard. hard hardly
2 This is hardly the most attractive part of the city, is it?
3 It's hard to understand why Isabelle reacted in the way she did.
4 It's not fair! You never let me go to parties! fair fairly
5 Divide the money between you fairly .
6 I'm fairly satisfied with your progress.
7 They're giving away free tickets to the concert! free freely
8 This tool moves freely in any direction.
9 Can we get in free if we're members of the club?
10 I'm always uncomfortable in high places. high
11 This request is highly unusual. highly
12 The dog jumped high and cleared the fence.
I Write one word in each gap.
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 In the 1950s and 60s, the tower block seemed to offer a solution to two problems. Firstly, houses
built (1) ……………………… earlier in the century, or even in the nineteenth century, were (2)
……………………… longer suitable for people to live in. Secondly, an increasing population placed a
great (3) ……………………… more strain on available space. New, vertical tower blocks, able to
house more people in a relatively small space (4) ……………………… a horizontal street, started to
appear. The more people got used to living in these structures, (5) ……………………… more they
would form the heart of communities, or so the thinking went.

Initially, these blocks were (6) ……………………… popular than the old housing they replaced. They
were (7) ……………………… and away the (8) ……………………… affordable alternative for many people,
and they also offered excellent views.

However, these buildings soon became (9) ……………………… attractive to residents as crime rose. It also became
clear that a tower block was (10) ……………………… like as friendly a place to live in (11) ……………………… a
traditional street. More often (12) ……………………… not, residents in a tower block didn't interact with each
other on a regular basis. Although modern tower blocks are making something of a comeback amongst young
professionals, they still have a poor reputation in the minds of many people.

J Choose the correct answer.

1 I ……………………… when Colin asked me to make him a cup of tea.
A had sat hard down C had hardly sat down
B had sat down hardly D had hard sat down
2 Where's that ……………………… dress that your grandma gave you?
A lovely, long, pink, silk C lovely, pink, long, silk
B pink, long, lovely, silk D long, pink, silk, lovely
3 Although he ……………………… to Ernest Hemingway, I think his books are unique.
A often has been compared C has often compared
B has often been compared D has been comparing often
4 Don't you think ……………………… in society have a responsibility to help those less fortunate?
A wealthy C wealthiest
B wealthier D the wealthy
5 The rents in this area are ……………………… the highest in the city.
A far from away C far and away
B away by far D far to away
6 The coastguard boarded the ship and found
A four injured alive men C four injured men alive B alive four men injured D injured four
alive men 7 To be honest, Harry has ……………………… than you have.
A been more helpful considerably C been more considerably helpful B
been considerably more helpful D considerably been more helpful
8 I'm .................................... my brother is.
A nowhere like so ambitious C nothing as ambitious than
B nothing near as ambitious as D nowhere near as ambitious as

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