Worksheet 10 -- Adjectives and Adverbs

   

   1. Make adverbs out of the following adjectives:

   

       1. serious                                                     9.  cowardly

       2. nice                                                         10. perfect

       3. fast                                                         11. high

       4. near                                                        12. hard

       5. careful                                                     13. interesting

       6. friendly                                                    14. bad

       7. heavy                                                      15. good

       8. silly                                                         16. late

   

   

   2. Complete the sentences with the correct word -- adj. or adverb:

   

       1. a) His parents were very ____________ to me. (friendly)

           b) He didn't behave ________________ to me. (friendly)

   

       2. a) John drives ______________. (careful)

           b) John is a _____________ driver. (careful)

   

       3. a) He speaks English _________. (perfect)

           b) He speaks __________ English.

   

       4. a) We will have to catch a _________ train. (early)

           b) Do we have to get up very _________? (early)

   

   3. Choose the correct word:

   

        1. He looked sad / sadly when I met him.

        2. I only had a quick / quickly breakfast.

        3. I haven't seen any good film late / lately.

        4. Please, be quiet / quietly. I'm trying to concentrate.

        5. John's mother is a regular / regularly churchgoer.

        6. He did bad / badly in the test because it was extremely difficult.

        7. The question was easy / easily.

        8.  I don't like unexpected / unexpectedly visitors.

        9.  I got up late / lately because I didn't have to go to work.

       10. She was very quiet / quietly. She hard / hardly spoke to us.

       11. You must work hard / hardly if you don't want to lose your job.

       12. He cooking is really good / well. -- Yes, she cooks very good / well.

   

   

   Comparison -- Adjectives and adverbs

   

   1. Put the following adjectives into groups according to what kind of comparison they take:

       

       thin, crowded, noisy, easy, important, common, lovely, happy, difficult, early,
   comfortable, narrow,

       quiet, clever, fast, hard, good, bad, little,

   

      1. --er, -est

      2. more, most

      3. both ways (1+2)

      4. irregular

   2. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets:

   

       1. The city is _____________________ (modern) than many people think.

       2. This is _____________________ (bad) book I've ever read.

       3. This room is too noisy, let's go somewhere _______________ (quiet).

       4. He came to work _________________ (late) than usual.

       5. Does he speak German _______________ (fluently) than English?

       6. You can do it ________________ (easily) than that.

       7. You should drive __________________ (carefully) or you'll have an accident.

       8. Our house is much _______________ (far).

       9. She has three brothers. Her ______________ (old) brother is a pilot, the other two
   study at

           university.

      10. The car is ____________________ (expensive) than I thought.

   

   3. Are the following sentences right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones:

   

        1. I've got less money than you.

        2. Her brother is two years elder than her.

        3. This is best clothes shop in the centre.

        4. The results of the test were badder than he expected.

        5. Do we have any farther information about the project?

        6. I would be much more happy if I had a well-paid job.

        7. Monday is usually my most busy day.

        8. Speak slowlier, please. I don't understand.

        9. Money is the least important thing for him.

       10. Can you drive a bit more fastly, please?

   

   Comparisons -- other structures

   

   I.  The same quality -  as ..... as;  not as ...... as / not so..... as

     

        Say the same using the above mentioned structure:

   

        1. Kate is 15. Jane is 15 too. _______________________________________________________

        2. John is tall, but Mike isn't. ______________________________________________________

        3. The hotel was cheaper than we expected. ___________________________________________

        4. Tom earns more money than Jack. ________________________________________________

   

   II. The + comparative......, the+ comparative.....

         e.g. The more I study, the less I know.

                The sooner you come, the better.

   

         Finish the following sentences:

   

         1. The older you are, ________________________________________________________

         2. The more I think about it, ___________________________________________________

         3. The warmer the weather, ___________________________________________________

   

   III. Intensifiers -- e.g. much, a lot, far, by far, a bit, etc.

   

          Which intensifiers can go in the following sentences?

   

           1. It was _______ easier than I thought.

           2. His illness is _________ more serious than we expected.

           3. This is__________ the best dish I've ever eaten.