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matura traps: adjectives, adverbs, prepositions

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boys are working very hard to complete the project by ___________.

a)

himself

b)

herself

c)

themselves

d)

them

2.

You are selfish if you just care about ____________.

a)

yourself

b)

you

c)

ourselves

d)

myself

3.

Helen burnt _____________ when she was cooking.

a)

her

b)

herself

c)

himself

d)

itself

4.

My football teammates told me not to blame _________________ when I failed to score a goal.

a)

them

b)

myself

c)

me

d)

themselves

5.

The cat is cleaning _______________ with its tongue.

a)

it

b)

itself

c)

myself

d)

yourself

6.

You need to learn to love _______________.

a)

yourself

b)

you

c)

me

d)

ourselves

7.

We managed to find the way by _______________.

a)

myself

b)

ourselves

c)

themselves

d)

yourselves

8.

The Wong family decided to paint their flat by _______________.

a)

themselves

b)

ourselves

c)

yourselves

d)

itself

9.

I'm just going to get ___ a coffee. Do you want one too?

a)

myself

b)

me

10.

I attached the document to an email and sent it to ___.

a)

myself

b)

me

11.

Sandra and Angela lost _________ in front of the stadium

a)

each other

b)

yourselves

c)

herself

d)

themselves

12.

My friends enjoyed _________ very much at the concert.

a)

each other

b)

themselves

c)

one another

d)

themself

13.

People often give ____________ presents at Christmas

a)

one another

b)

themselves

c)

ourselves

d)

yourselves

14.

Sam and Ken shared the book with _____.

a)

each other

b)

one another

15.

The students of Class 3A play with _____.

a)

each other

b)

one another

16.

The two dogs are barking at _____.

a)

each other

b)

one another

17.

The children get on with _____.

a)

each other

b)

one another

18.

Zgadzanie się z wypowiedzią twierdzącą. "I lost a lot of money".

a)

So do we.

b)

Neither did we.

c)

We did either.

d)

We did too.

19.

You did not see Nisa and Anis yesterday because ___ were ill so they stayed at home instead of going to school.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

both

20.
Both Tim and Jared __________ to dance.
a)
love
b)
plans
c)
loves
d)
likes
21.
Neither tour __________ airfare.
a)
is
b)
include
c)
are
d)
includes
22.
__________ art galleries are interesting.
a)
Neither
b)
Both
23.
My sister and I want to go to China, but neither of us __________ Mandarin. 
a)
speak
b)
has
c)
speaks
d)
are
24.

I couldn't decide between them - I liked them ______________.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

both

25.

I called ______________ of them and left messages as they did't answer.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

both

26.

__________ England and Ukraine are beautiful.

a)

Neither

b)

Both

c)

All

d)

None

27.

How many cubes are inside the circle.

a)

All

b)

Some

c)

None

d)

Both

28.

How many glue tubes are inside the box.

a)

All

b)

Some

c)

None

d)

Neither

29.

How many lollypops are inside the container.

a)

All

b)

Some

c)

None

d)

Both

30.

Ken and Robert are my brothers.

... them can drive a car.

a)

Neither

b)

Both of

c)

All

d)

None of

31.

Kate has a lot of friends.

... them live in London.

a)

Both of

b)

All of

c)

None

d)

Neither

32.

Sue, Nick and Michael are doctors.

... them is a teacher.

a)

None of

b)

Neither of

c)

All of

d)

Both of

33.

I live in Ukraine. You live in the same country either.

... live in Ukraine.

a)

Both of them

b)

Neither of us

c)

Both of us

d)

None of them

34.

We had to walk home because there weren't ________ taxis.

a)

any

b)

no

c)

none

35.

It was a public holiday so there were __________ shops open.

a)

any

b)

no

c)

none

36.

There's no way to get across the river. There's _________ bridge.

a)

no

b)

none

c)

any

37.

I went to the shops but I didn't buy ____________

a)

something

b)

nothing

c)

anything

38.

The bus was completely empty there was ____________ on it.

a)

somebody

b)

anybody

c)

nobody

d)

everybody

39.

I did not want _______________ cake because I wasn’t hungry.

a)

none

b)

any

c)

every

d)

no

40.

On Sunday, I could not see ____________ of his clothes in the washing basket.

a)

no

b)

none

c)

any

d)

every

41.

I bought ____ cheese, but I didn't buy ____ bread.

a)

some...no

b)

no...some

c)

some...any

d)

none...some

42.

Some people are lucky but ____ are less fortunate.

a)

some

b)

any

c)

no

d)

none

43.

I expect to see some people I know here but there is ____.

a)

some

b)

any

c)

no

d)

none

44.

He wrote five books but _____ of them were very good.

a)

none

b)

any

c)

no

d)

neither

45.

I got a few emails but I didn't answer ______.

a)

neither

b)

none

c)

either

d)

any

46.

He's written two books but I haven't read _______ of them.

a)

neither

b)

no

c)

either

d)

any

47.

The room isn’t bright. We can’t see anything.

a)

A. The room is not bright enough for we to see anything.

b)

B. The room isn’t bright enough for us to see anything.

c)

C. The room is dark for us to see anything.

48.

We aren’t rich. We can’t buy a big house.

a)

A. We are not rich enough to buy a big house.

b)

B. We are not enough rich to buy a big house.

c)

C. We are poor enough to buy a big house.

49.

He didn’t speak loud. We couldn’t catch any information.

a)

A. He did not speak enough loud for us to catch any information.

b)

B. He not speak loud enough for us to catch any information.

c)

C. He didn’t speak loud enough for us to catch any information.

50.

There aren't ____________ to make a team.

a)

A. warm enough

b)

B. enough people

c)

C. slim enough

51.

It is ____________ for me to walk to work.

a)

A. near enough

b)

B. enough money

c)

C. excellent enough

52.

There aren't _____________ in my house.

a)

windows enough

b)

enough windows

53.

I haven't got _____ time to start a new hobby.

a)

enough free time

b)

free enough time

c)

enough of free time

54.

There aren't __________ for all this shopping.

a)

enough bag

b)

enough bags

c)

bags enough

d)

bag enough

55.

I didn't know ........ at the party.

a)

someone

b)

everything

c)

anyone

d)

no one

56.

I want ........... to drink.

a)

anything

b)

anywhere

c)

something

d)

nowhere

57.

She lives .......... in the north.

a)

anywhere

b)

nowhere

c)

somewhere

d)

everywhere

58.

We aren't going ........ this weekend.

a)

somewhere

b)

nowhere

c)

anywhere

d)

everywhere

59.

I didn't know .................. in my new school.

a)

no one

b)

someone

c)

anyone

d)

something

60.

I can't find my book .................. .

a)

anywhere

b)

somewhere

c)

nowhere

d)

something

61.

She doesn't know ............ who can help her.

a)

somebody

b)

anybody

c)

nobody

d)

everybody

62.

Ken never uses his car. He goes __________by motorcycle.

a)

everywhere

b)

everything

c)

somewhere

d)

nobody

63.

Identify which word or words in the following sentence are adverbs.


The winning team equally distributed the prize money from the competition.

a)

winning

b)

equally

c)

prize

d)

distributed

64.

Identify which word or words in the following sentence are adjectives.


He brought home a big square blue box.

a)

home

b)

big

c)

box

d)

square

e)

blue

65.

Martha is always (a)   when she talks to you.

(polite / politely)

66.

Alan puts his glasses on the table (a)  

(careful / carefully)

67.

Your grandmother walks (a)  

(slow / slowly)

68.

Betty has been working (a)  

(hard / hardly)

69.

I don't like his portraits, he paints (a)   .

(awful / awfully)

70.

The teacher always answer me (a)   .

(patient / patiently)

71.

Mr. Smith looked _____ at me when I arrived late.

a)

angry

b)

angrily

72.

Cardiff is ___ (wet) city in Britain. It rains an average of 148 days a year.

a)

the wettest

b)

the wetter

c)

the most west

73.

The kitchen isn’t as ____ (large) the living room.

a)

more large than

b)

larger as

c)

large as

74.

New York is ____ (populated) city in the US

a)

the populatested

b)

the most populated

c)

most populated

75.

What is ____ (far) planet from Earth?

a)

the most farthest

b)

the farther

c)

the farthest

76.

Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become………….

a)

A. more and more good

b)

B. better and better

c)

C. the more and more good

d)

D. gooder and gooder

77.

My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that…………. it is at night, ……………he plays his music!

a)

A. the less / the more loud

b)

B. the less / less

c)

C. the more late / the more loudlier

d)

D. the later / the louder

78.

……………you study for these exams, ……….. you will do.

a)

A. The harder/ the better

b)

B. The more / the much

c)

C. The hardest / the best

d)

D. The more hard / the more good

79.

The test becomes………. and…………


a)

A. hard/ hard

b)

B. difficult/ difficult

c)

C. harder/ harder

d)

D. difficulty/ difficulty

80.

Hurry! We’ve got ... time

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little

81.

I saw Tom ... days ago.

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little

82.

If what you say is true, there is ... we can do about it.

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little

83.

I can’t let you use much of this perfume. There’s only ... in the bottle.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

84.

I have...................... water left. There's enough to share.

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little

85.

I have ............. good friends. I'm not lonely.

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little