Quiz on Adjectives and Adverbs

Which of the following is an example of an a-adjective?

• Abroad

• Afraid

• Away

• Aboard

Which sentence correctly uses an a-adverb?

• The child went asleep.

• He seemed abroad.

• She went abroad for work.

• He was afraid of the dark.

Which of these a-adjectives can occasionally be used attributively (before a noun)?

• Asleep

• Alert

• Alone

• Afraid

In which sentence is “slow” incorrectly used as an adverb?

• He drove the car slowly into the garage.

• He slow drove the car into the garage.

• Drive slow and carefully.

• He worked slow and steady on the project.

Which word can function as both an adjective and a noun?

• Alike

• Criminal

• Afraid

• Concrete

Which sentence correctly shows a noun being used as a predicative?

• The weather was hot.

• His remark seems nonsense to me.

• She returned late.

• The council oò

This is the ___ book I have ever read.

• more interesting

• most interesting

• interestingest

Who is the ___ person in your family?

• older

• oldest

• most old

Mount Everest is ___ mountain in the world.

• the highest

• higher

• the most high

Which city is ___: London or Paris?

• the most expensive

• more expensive

• expensive