adjectives, adverbs and comparisons

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about adjectives is true?

• A) Adjectives always come after the noun.

• Adjectives describe nouns and usually come before them.

• Adjectives always change form in the plural.

• Adjectives cannot be used after linking verbs.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an opinion adjective?

• Wooden

• Exciting

• Large

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a fact adjective?

• Beautiful

• Metal

• Blue

• Old

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of adjectives in the sentence: “She bought a _________ bag”?

A) Red small leather Italian
B) Italian small leather red
C) Small red Italian leather
D) Leather Italian red small

• Red small leather Italian

• Italian small leather red

• Small red Italian leather

• Leather Italian red small

Multiple Choice

Which of these compound adjectives is correctly formed?

• A three-hours delay

• A three-hour delay

• A three-hourly delay

• A three-hour's delay

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses an adjective as a noun?

• A rich man owns this house.

• The old man is very wise.

• The rich live in big houses.

• She has a beautiful car.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the correct adjective order?

• He bought a wooden old table.

• She wore a silk beautiful dress.

• They found a small round red stone.

• We saw a French amazing painting.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly follows the adjective order rule?

• A fantastic big round blue Italian vase

• An Italian fantastic round blue big vase

• A fantastic blue big round Italian vase

• A fantastic big Italian round blue vase

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adjectives must always be followed by a noun?

• Afraid

• Alone

• Principal

• Glad

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows the correct use of ‘golden’ versus ‘gold’?

• This shampoo makes my hair golden.

• She bought a gold blouse.

• He walked on the gold sand.

• He gave her a golden ring.

Multiple Choice

What do adverbs usually describe?

• Only adjectives

• Verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or sentences

• Only nouns

• Only verbs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an adverb of manner?

• Yesterday

• Very

• Here

• Quickly

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb of frequency?

• She goes swimming weekly.

• He ran fast the race.

• They arrived tomorrow.

• The lake is deep.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is an adjective, not an adverb?

• Quickly

• Freely

• Loudly

• Likely

Multiple Choice

How is an adverb usually formed from an adjective?

• By adding -ing

• By adding -ment

• By adding -ly

• By adding -ness

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly shows the difference between an adjective and an adverb?

• The music is loudly. / He speaks loudly.

• The music is loudly. / He speaks loud.

• The music is loud. / He speaks loudly.

• The music is loud. / He speaks loud.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'hardly'?

• She hardly studies for her exams.

• He worked hardly all day.

• They hardly play music loudly.

• The lake is hardly deep.

Multiple Choice

Which of these adverbs does NOT have an -ly form in everyday English?

• Slowly

• Fairly

• Quickly

• Free

Multiple Choice

Which of these adjectives has an adverb form that does NOT follow the usual -ly rule?

• Happy → Happily

• True → Truly

• Polite → Politely

• Serious → Seriously

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of degree?

• He is deeply in love with her.

• He arrived late.

• She walked quickly.

• The treasure was buried deep underground.

• General Placement of Adverbs – Adverbs typically go after verbs but before adjectives, other adverbs, and participles.

• Adverbs of Manner – These are placed before the main verb, after an auxiliary verb, or at the end of the sentence.

• Adverbs of Degree – Words like absolutely, completely, quite go before adjectives, adverbs, or main verbs, but after auxiliary verbs.

• Adverbs of Frequency – They are placed after auxiliary verbs and the verb "to be" but before main verbs.

• Adverbs of Place & Time – Usually appear at the end of the sentence.

• One-Syllable Adverbs of Time – Words like soon, now and then are placed before the main verb, but after the auxiliary verb or "to be".

• Multiple Adverbs in a Sentence – The typical order is Manner → Place → Time, and for verbs of movement (e.g., go, leave), the order is Place → Manner → Time.

Multiple Choice

Where do adverbs usually go in a sentence?

• Before verbs and after adjectives

• After verbs but before adjectives, other adverbs, and participles

• Only at the end of a sentence

• Only before the main verb

Multiple Choice

Where should an adverb of manner be placed in a sentence?

• Before the main verb, after the auxiliary verb, or at the end of the sentence

• Always before the main verb

• Only at the beginning of the sentence

• After the subject

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb of degree?

A) She speaks very loudly.
B) He works late every day.
C) She finished her homework quickly.
D) We met them outside the café.

• She speaks very loudly.

• He works late every day.

• She finished her homework quickly.

• We met them outside the café.

Multiple Choice

Where do adverbs of frequency usually go?

• Before the subject

• After auxiliary verbs and the verb "to be" but before main verbs

• Only at the end of the sentence

• Before auxiliary verbs and main verbs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an adverb of place?

• Nearby

• Tomorrow

• Completely

• Always

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly places an adverb of time?

• He soon will inform us about his decision.

• He will inform us soon about his decision.

• He will soon inform us about his decision.

• He will inform soon us about his decision.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of adverbs when there are two or more in a sentence?

• Manner – Time – Place

• Time – Manner – Place

• Place – Manner – Time

• Manner – Place – Time

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence using "a fairly."

• This is fairly good CD, but it's not the best they've made.

• This is a fairly good CD, but it's not the best they've made.

• This is fairly a good CD, but it's not the best they've made.

• This is a fairly a good CD, but it's not the best they've made.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses "quite + a/an"?

• This is quite a good movie.

• This is a quite good movie.

• This is quite good a movie.

• This is a good quite movie.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct sentence using "quite" with an adjective.

• This machine is quite useless.

• This machine is useless quite.

• This machine quite is useless.

• This machine is quite a useless.

Multiple Select

Which sentence correctly uses "rather"?

• She has a soft rather voice.

• She has rather soft a voice.

• She has a rather soft voice.

• She has rather a soft voice.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence using "rather" with a comparative form.

• Ted's more experienced rather than Alec.

• Ted's rather experienced more than Alec.

• Ted's more rather experienced than Alec.

• Ted's rather more experienced than Alec.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses "a pretty"?

A) He had a pretty nasty accident the other day.

B) He had pretty a nasty accident the other day.

C) He had pretty nasty a accident the other day.

D) He had a nasty pretty accident the other day.

• He had pretty nasty a accident the other day.

• He had pretty a nasty accident the other day.

• He had a pretty nasty accident the other day.

• He had a nasty pretty accident the other day.