Adjectives are words used to modify nouns. Examples are: kind, soft, clever, intelligent and beautiful. Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. Examples are: kindly, softly, cleverly, intelligently, only, very, too, tomorrow, early etc.
This grammar exercise tests your ability to use adjectives and adverbs correctly.
1The evening was ............... cold.
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"Bitterly" is correct because an adverb intensifies the adjective "cold".
2I couldn't help ............... at the joke.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"But laugh" and "laughing" are correct after "couldn't help" in this sentence.
3I have never seen a more ............... cricket match.
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"Exciting" is correct because it describes the cricket match that caused the feeling.
4This movie is ............... interesting.
Select 2 answers.
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"So" and "very" are correct intensifiers before the adjective "interesting".
5I am ............... annoyed to hear this.
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"Very" is correct: "annoyed to hear this" describes your reaction to the news. "Too ... to" would mean you were so annoyed that you could not hear it.
6He was ............... tired that he could barely stand.
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"So" is correct in the pattern "so + adjective + that".
7You must not waste your ...............-earned money.
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"Hard" is correct in the compound adjective "hard-earned".
8No one can write as ............... as he does.
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"Neatly" is correct because it describes how someone can write.
9I cannot by ............... means allow you to go.
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"Any" is correct in the fixed phrase "not by any means".
10The fish tasted ...............
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"Awful" is correct because "tasted" is a linking verb here and takes an adjective.
11The problem looked ...............
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"Difficult" is correct because "looked" is a linking verb here and takes an adjective.
12I ............... having read a more enjoyable book.
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"Do not remember" is correct because it forms a natural negative present-tense sentence.
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- The evening was bitterly cold.
- I couldn’t help but laugh / laughing at the joke.
- I have never seen a more exciting cricket match.
- This movie is so / very interesting.
- I am very annoyed to hear this.
- He was so tired that he could barely stand.
- You must not waste your hard-earned money.
- No one can write as neatly as he does.
- I cannot by any means allow you to go.
- The fish tasted awful.
- The problem looked difficult.
- I do not remember having read a more enjoyable book.