Grammar - Adjectives & Adverbs

1.- Complete each gap with adjectives or adverbs from exercise 2.
Annoy Frustrate Tire Disappoint Disgust Astonish Relax

Terrify Amuse Fascinate Bore Impress frighten
· Teachers need long holidays. They do a very ______________ job
· I’m sorry, but I’m just not _____________. I don’t find it at all funny
· I wish you’d stop whistling. It’s extremely _____________!
· My mark in the exam was ___________ low. I thought I had done much better
· I’ve never been very interested in science but this was such a __________ book that I
couldn’t put it down. I was totally absorbed
· I’m not eating that – it smells ______________! What is it?
· ____________, she was still alive after spending 20 days buried under a building which had
collapsed in the earthquake
2- Complete with an adjective or adverb. You may need to use negative forms.
· The Shining is probably the most ____________ (frighten) film I've ever seen.
· I get so ____________ (embarrass) when my dad starts singing.
· As exam day approached, Ian became ____________ (increase) nervous.
· A: I think I'll go straight to bed. It was a very ____________ (tire) journey.
B: Yes, you must be ____________ (exhaust)
· I didn't really enjoy the film. The special effects were OK but the plot was rather dull and
____________ (interest)
· Johnny Depp is not one of my favourite actors but he gave a ____________ (surprise) good
performance in this film.
· You look a little ____________ (confuse). Don't you understand what you have to do in this
exercise?
· It was quite ____________ (Annoy) to read so many negative reviews of the film. Critics
wrote that the main characters were ____________ (convince) but personally, I was very
____________ (impress) by the quality of the acting and would certainly recommend the film
to other people.
2.- Correct the mistake in each of the sentences
· He's tried really hardly to get tickets for you.
· The cinema is fairly closely to the station.
· The football results were absolutely close.

· She finished late and I was very furious with her.
· They spoke free about their difficult childhood.
· It was hardly dark but he was completely frightened.
· It would be a bit brilliant if we won the Cup Final.
· She's been working very hardly lately.
4.- Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences
My maths teacher's mood is rather unpredicted/ unpredictable
What is the different/difference between these two words?
I get really annoyed of/by my brother's behaviour.
It's a pity that you had to be so impatient/unpatient with him.
The situation is extremely embarrassed/embarrassing.
1.- Complete the text below with these adverbs
Always Earlier Hardly Now Rather

Silently Skilfully Stiffly Very Warmly
She shut the door ____________ after her. Her father wasn’t expecting her- she had arrived
________ than she had said. He was siting where he __________ sat, in his favourite armchair
by the window. It was ____________ old but had been repaired _________ so that he could
continue using it. The room has been redecorated since her last visit and was looking _______
elegant. On the shelves were all the books which her father _________ ever looked at any
more.
She called his name. He stood up and she noticed that he moved very __________. He smiled
and held out his arms to her. She hadn’t been in touch with him for five years but _________
he welcomed her as ___________ as he always had.
1- Choose the correct sentence from each pair.
a) The child spread the jam thickly on the piece of bread.
b) The child spread thickly the jam on the piece of bread.
a) My grandmother drives more careful since she got older.
b) My grandmother drives more carefully since she got older.
a) I never have bought anything from that expensive shop over there.
b) I have never bought anything from that expensive shop over there.
a) Unfortunately, we can't come to the party after all.
b) We can't unfortunately come to the party after all.
a) a My uncle speaks Spanish very well because he lived in Peru for a while.
b) My uncle speaks very well Spanish because he lived in Peru for a while.
a) My sister doesn't make friends as easily than I do.
b) My sister doesn't make friends as easily as I do.
· The new trains will help them to get back to their homes quicklier
· The new computer system means that you can find what you are looking for more easy.
· The teacher was happy with our work because we had worked hardly all day.
· I like shoes really much because they say so much about a person.
· We had a party on the beach and it was very fun.
· You have to pay attention very well carefully to your health and eat properly.
· If you go and live in Paris for a year, you will be able to speak French fluent.
· You need to dress good for the interview, so they think you are professional.

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1.- Complete each gap with adjectives or adverbs from exercise 2.

Annoy Frustrate Tire Disappoint Disgust Astonish Relax

· Teachers need long holidays. They do a very ______________ job

· I wish you’d stop whistling. It’s extremely _____________!

· I’m not eating that – it smells ______________! What is it?

· I get so ____________ (embarrass) when my dad starts singing.

· As exam day approached, Ian became ____________ (increase) nervous.

· A: I think I'll go straight to bed. It was a very ____________ (tire) journey.

B: Yes, you must be ____________ (exhaust)

2.- Correct the mistake in each of the sentences

· He's tried really hardly to get tickets for you.

· The cinema is fairly closely to the station.

· The football results were absolutely close.

· They spoke free about their difficult childhood.

· It was hardly dark but he was completely frightened.

· It would be a bit brilliant if we won the Cup Final.

· She's been working very hardly lately.

4.- Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences

My maths teacher's mood is rather unpredicted/ unpredictable

What is the different/difference between these two words?

I get really annoyed of/by my brother's behaviour.

It's a pity that you had to be so impatient/unpatient with him.

The situation is extremely embarrassed/embarrassing.

1.- Complete the text below with these adverbs

Always Earlier Hardly Now Rather

1- Choose the correct sentence from each pair.

a) The child spread the jam thickly on the piece of bread.

b) The child spread thickly the jam on the piece of bread.

a) My grandmother drives more careful since she got older.

b) My grandmother drives more carefully since she got older.

b) We can't unfortunately come to the party after all.

a) My sister doesn't make friends as easily than I do.

b) My sister doesn't make friends as easily as I do.

· We had a party on the beach and it was very fun.

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