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WorksheetsAdjectives - Adverbs
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
The opposite of lazy is:
hard-working
hard
bored
interesting
A person who enjoys talking to people is...
friendly
friend
fired
funny
Something that costs a lot of money is
very expensive
very cheap
very hard
very difficult
A child is...
young
younger
old
yuk
If a person is smart it means that he/she is...
intelligent
interested
impatient
inteligent
What's the opposite of tall?
short
shirt
great
easy
If you like eating chocolate, you say it is...
delicious
delicios
deliciouss
dellicious
Look at the examples:
1. a successful project.
2. The project is successful.
3. I found the project easy.
Adjectives come ....
before nouns
after linking verbs such as be, become, seem, look, feel
After the object of verbs as find, make, keep
after verbs such as eat, sleep, dance
(various) (A) Companies (B) attended (C) the (D) fair.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(useful) This pamphlet (A) gives (B) information on (C) online (D) shopping.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(difficult) The (A) work (B) became (C) very (D).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(useful) (A) I (B) found (C) it (D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(convenient) Find (A) a (B) way (C) to do (D) the work.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(expensive) (A) H&P Co. (B) sells (C) products (D).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Everybody knows that it is a ……….. market.
compete
competitive
competitively
competition
All the staff members were ……… during the workshop.
cooperate
cooperation
cooperative
cooperatively
Find the diferences between these adjectives:
considerable considerate, successful successive, terrible terrific, favorite favorable, awful awesome
Common expressions of adjectives in the TOEIC test
be aware of be likely tobe eligible for be ready tobe able to be responsible forbe capable of be subject to
My team had to face the (awesome / awful) results.
(a)
The employee training was quite (successive / successful).
(a)
You should be (capable / aware ) of the danger of this change.
(a)
He is (likely / ready) to step down.
(a)
Ms. Scott is not (able / eligible) for the promotion.
(a)
This schedule is (subject / capable) to change without notice.
(a)
A …… number of people attended the conference.
Consider
considerate
considerable
consideration
Mr. Tanaka is …… of dealing with unexpected problems in the office.
ready
responsible
awesome
capable
How many adjectives are there in this sentence?
My best friend is tall and friendly.
1
2
3
4
COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS
1. Aunt Anne is a careful driver. So she drives ...
careful
carefully
COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS
2. Harry is a bad player because he plays ...
badly
bad
What is an adverb?
Adverbs are verbs
Adverbs describe nouns (people and objects)
Adverbs describe how something happens and how an action develops.
Adverbs are words that describe how people is physically
How do we form an adverb?
Adding -er + -est to the adjective
Adding more + the most to the adjective
Adding -ing to the adjective
Adding -ly to the adjective
Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.
nouns, verbs, adjectives
verbs, adjectives, adverbs
pronouns, verbs, adjectives
verbs, adverbs, nouns
She ____ laid the baby in the crib.
**the adverb needs to tell how
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.
Derek took his wagon ____.
**The adverb needs to tell where.
Which adverb tells to what extent?
inside
later
very
kindly
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They often tell when, how, where, or to what degree/extent.
TRUE
FALSE
-Modify verb: I completely forgot about the meeting.
-Modify adjective: That was very useful.
-Modify adverb: Thank you very much.
-Modify whole sentence: Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it.
The sales clerk (high /highly) recommended this item.
(a)
The copy machine is (currently / current) out of order.
(a)
(Unfortunately / Unfortunate), he is not available now.
(a)
The computer was not working (properly / proper).
(a)
The R&D team (successfully / successful) completed the project.
(a)
When it rains, you should drive (careful / carefully).
(a)
The new policy was …… difficult to implement.
extreme
extremes
extremely
to extreme
The vice president ….. Retired as of las Monday.
office
official
officially
offices
Identify the adverb:
Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.
write
often, quietly
boards
quietly, white
How often does he read books?
He never reads books.
He always reads books.
He often reads books.
How often does she wash the dishes?
She often washes the dishes
She never washes the dishes.
She always washes the dishes.
She _______ goes to bed at 10 o'clock.
Sometimes
Always
Often
They ___________ play soccer.
Sometimes
Often
Always
How often does he brush his teeth?
He doesn't brush his teeth.
He sometimes brushes his teeth.
He always brushes his teeth.
Choose the sentence that uses rarely correctly.
I rarely eat breakfast before 8:00am.
I eat rarely breakfast before 8:00am.
Adverbs of frequency
- always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely/seldom/hardy, never- be + Adv, adv + V
Find the difference:
high – highly
near – nearly
late – lately
hard – hardly
Some adverbs having the same form as their adjectives
late hard fast
This is a hard task for her to handle.
adjective
adverb
We are trying hard to increase the sales figures.
adjective
adverb
He worked for info Tech for (near / nearly) ten years.
(a)
My boss (had / hardly) calls in sick.
(a)
Employees in the Public Relations Department work (hard / hardly).
(a)
Some major stockholders arrived (late / lately).
(a)
He went to a bank (near nearly) the conference hall.
(a)
Choose the sentence that uses always correctly.
Olga has always tacos for lunch.
Olga always has tacos for lunch.
Choose the correct sentence.
The black phone is as big as the white phone
The black phone is not as big as the white phone.
Choose the correct sentence.
The cat is as good as the dog.
The cat is not as good as the dog.
The dog is as bad as the cat.
Choose the correct sentence.
The dog is as little as the cat.
The dog is not as little as the cat.
Choose the correct sentence.
The pink roses are not as fresh as the red roses.
The pink roses are as fresh as the red roses.
Comparisons of Equality of Adjectives and Adverbs
- as + Adj / Adv + as
- say two people or things are equal in some quality or some way.
The new printer is as (effective / effectively) as the old one.
(a)
His suggestion was as (creative / creatively) as mine.
(a)
They are as (qualified / qualify) as Mr. Armstrong for this work.
(a)
The plan is going as (smooth / smoothly) as we thought.
(a)
Mr. Thomson entered the meeting room as (quiet / quietly) as he could.
(a)
Please deal with these customer complaints as (fast / fastly) as you can.
(a)
Choose the correct sentence.
The girl is as happy as the boy.
The girl is not as happy as the boy.
The boy is as sad as the girl.
Books are heavier than bag.
Earth is bigger than moon.
elephant is ........................than rabbit.
big
bigger
Tiger is ....................than turtle.
Fast
Faster
pillow is ....................than stone.
comfortable
comfortabler
more comfortable
Which is faster?
Mario Bros is _______ than Sonic.
more popularer
popularer
more popular
most popular
Health is _______ than money.
more important
importanter
most important
importantest
Comparative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs
- Compare only two people or things.
- Adj –er
- More Adj
- adverbs: even, much, still, far, a lot + comparative forms
(high) The cost was ………. they had said.
(a)
(soon) The meeting finished ……… than we had thought it would.
(a)
(carefully) You should review the report ………….
(a)
(greatly) The exports increased ……….. than we had expected.
(a)
(fast) The oil prices are going to increase ………… now.
(a)
(much, serious) The traffic jam is ……….. before.
(a)
Skydiving is ______ than scuba diving.
dangerousest
more dangerous
most dangerous
dangerouser
Australia is ..... (big) island in the world.
the big
the most big
the bigest
the biggest
Australia is .... (small) continent on earth.
the most small
the smallest
the small
the most smallest
It is also the .... (flat) and one of .... (sunny).
the most flat / the most sunny
the flat / the sunniest
the flatest / the sunnyest
the flattest / the sunniest
Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs
- Compare more than two people or things.
- the Adj/Adv –est
- the most Adj/Adv
(small) The company developed …… laptop computer in the world.
(a)
(impressive) That was ….. presentation.
(a)
(much) At least she worked ……… at the company.
(a)
(bad) We had …… sales record this year.
(a)
(good) They offer ……… quality seafood in the country.
(a)
Common Expressions of Comparisons
- Not as/so + Adj/Adv + as
- The + comparative, the + comparative
- one of the + superlative + plural noun
- the + superlative + noun + S + have/has +ever + V3/ed
The Hilton Hotel is one of the (largest / large) hotels in the world.
(a)
The more employees earn, (the harder / the hardest) they work.
(a)
The new computer was not so expensive (as / than) the old one.
(a)
Steven is (the most / the more) hard-working employee I have ever met.
(a)
Common Vocabulary in the TOEIC Test
The didgeridoo is .... (ancient) musical instrument in the world.
the ancient
the most ancient
the ancientest
the most ancientest
