Unit 4 Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Rewrite the sentences putting the adjectives into the correct place, then identify what kind of adjectives they are.

1. I love ice-cream, (strawberry, Italian, tasty). I love tasty Italian strawberry ice-cream. (opinion, origin, material)

2. They have a sofa. (leather, navy-blue, modern)

   3. He loves his bike. (new, red, expensive, mountain)

   4. She has a voice. (lovely, singing, pure)

   5. He’s just sold that suit to a woman. (beautiful, slim, tall, French, young)

   6. She bought curtains. (brown and orange, dining-room)

   7. She bakes cakes. (chocolate, delicious, birthday, round)

   8. June has a puppy. (tiny, brown, fluffy)

   9. She was given a dress. (black, spectacular, Italian, evening)

   10. He bought a racquet. (tennis, graphite, new)

   11. He has a grandfather. (French, ninety-year-old, wonderful)

   12. We watched a film. (boring, German, black and white)

   13. She wears lipstick. (pink, horrible, glossy)

   14. We used to have a teacher. (strict, old, biology, American)

   15. It was a dress. (wedding, antique, cream, stunning, lace)

   16. Yesterday we went to the club. (huge, sports, modern)

   17. Mary has a job. (sales, demanding, new)

   18. The house has a kitchen. (large, well-equipped, white, modern)

   19. It was a pool. (marble, huge, white, swimming)

   20. He has a bag. (black, big, school)

   21. I have rarely seen such a film. (American, well-made, detective)

2. Underline the correct adjective.

1. A gold/golden eagle glided gracefully across the sky.

2. She ruined her silk/silky suit by washing it.

3. We had to climb over a low stone/stony wall.

4. He approached the task with steel/steely determination.

5. This soap will leave your skin feeling silk/silky and soft.

6. Leathery/leather coats never seem to go out of fashion.

7. This plant has soft feather/feathery leaves.

8. We spotted the metal/metallic blue car speeding into the tunnel ahead.

9. The manager’s stone/stony expression showed that all was not well.

10. She was given an expensive gold/golden watch for her twenty-first birthday.

3. Put the adjectives in the correct order.

It’s a 1) beautiful large stone (stone, beautiful, large) villa on the coast, with spectacular views of the sea. You will love the 2) __ (old, huge, marble) swimming pool we have in our 3) __ (mountainside, terraced, colourful) garden. There is a 4) __ (sunny, stone, rectangular) patio at the front with many 5) __ (terracotta, flower-filled, circular) pots. The house has five 6) __ (elegant, white, medium-sized) bed-rooms and three marble bathrooms - each with its own 7) __ (antique, little, wonderful) wall-painting. The living room has a 8) __ (cool, lovely, marble) floor with 9) __ (expensive, Persian, antique) rugs and comfortable sofas. You can eat in the many 10) __ (Italian, excellent, traditional) restaurants nearby and enjoy using the facilities in the new sports centre.

4. Make compound adjectives to describe the following.

1. A student who has been taught well. a well-taught students.

2. A letter that you have been waiting for a long time.

3. A person who loves having fun.

4. A garden which is tended perfectly.

5. A life that is free of trouble.

6. A visit that was not timed well.

7. An action that is not advisable.

8. A journey of seven days.

5. Fill in “the” where necessary.

1. He takes the disabled children in his area riding on Friday afternoons.

2. When the government decided to raise taxes __rich people were unhappy and __poor were devastated.

3. Christmas can be a very sad time for __ lonely people and __ homeless.

4. We were relieved to hear that all __injured were recovered from the wreckage before the plane exploded.

5. __survivors carried __injured people to the ambulance.

6. __deaf communicate by using sign language.

6. Rewrite the sentences putting the adverbs in the correct place and making any other necessary change.

1. Ferries sail to the island. (weekly, twice, only, during the winter)

Ferries sail to the island only twice weekly during the winter.

2. He does the shopping. (reluctantly, at the supermarket, every week)

3. She waited for her test results. (worriedly, in the hospital, all day)

4. The clock strikes twelve times. (exactly, in the hall, at midday)

5. My mother used to read to me. (aloud, always, in the evenings)

6. The soldiers marched. (to the battlefield, bravely, yesterday)

7. They go by car. (at weekends, to the leisure centre, sometimes)

8. We arrived after a bumpy flight. (in Scotland, eventually, safely, extremely)

9. The detective had been following the suspect. (all day, carefully)

10. She walks. (quickly, every morning, to the station)

11. The little boy ran. (excitedly, from the room, suddenly)

12. She turned up looking annoyed. (at the party, unexpectedly, terribly)

13. He studied. (hard, all morning, in his bedroom)

14. She looked at her reflection. (for ten minutes, carefully, in the mirror)

15. The children sit and play. (in their room, for hours, happily)

16. He waved goodbye. (to his friend, at the airport, sadly)

17. The old boat sailed into the harbor. (slowly, through the water, this afternoon)

18. He ran to answer the phone. (down the stairs, to the hall, quickly)

19. She sat reading a book. (all day, lazily, by the fire)

20. He looked to see if anyone was there. (out the window, nervously, this morning)

7. Identify the words in italics as adjectives or adverbs.

This year’s road race was the 1) best (adjective) I’ve ever seen. The event is held 2) yearly, and entrance to the main stand is 3) free. The race is always a 4) sure exhibition of exceptionally 5) fine driving. It was a 6) cold morning, and the teams had woken up 7) early to get their cars ready. They had trained 8) long and 9) hard to get here. The race was due to start at 11 o’clock, but started 10) late as the track wasn’t 11) clean . There was a 12) loud roar when all the drivers started their cars, then they proceeded 13) quickly to the starting line. The gun went off, and the cars moved, as if in 14) slow motion. They drove 15) past the stands, and turned a 16) tight corner onto the main circuit. On the fifth lap one driver made a 17) wrong decision, and his car stopped 18) dead as it collided with a safety-barrier. The race was 19) fast, and all the drivers drove 20) well, but it was 21) clear from the beginning who was going to win: an Australian driver had taken the 22) inside lane and overtaken everybody in only the second lap. Over the rest of the race he managed to distance himself 23) further from all the other cars. It was an 24) easy victory for him, and he continued round the track for an 25) extra lap to celebrate his win.

8. Underline the correct item.

1. I managed to get to New York easy/easily by flying there directly/direct.

2. She has been deeply/deep upset by his behavior late/lately.

3. Late/lately the cost of living has been increasing; things generally are not nearly/near as cheap as they used to be.

4. It is wide/widely believed that she was wrong/wrongly accused.

5. Laura is a very shy person who rare/rarely goes out and she does not mix free/freely with the other students.

6. She is highly/high regarded in the school as people can get on with her easily/easy.

7. I was not full/fully satisfied with the doctor as he had wrong/wrongly diagnosed my previous illness.

8. “Do you intend to leave shortly/short?” “I think so. I’ve nearly/near finished.”

9. He’ll surely/sure get a good grade; he’s been studying very hardly/hard for the past year.

10. I was prettily/pretty embarrassed when I realised that I had hardly/hard money to pay the bill.

11. He came last/lastly in the race and was prettily/pretty disappointed by his performance.

12. The train goes direct/directly to Edinburgh without stopping so it will probably be full/fully.

13. She free/freely admitted that she had not been working very hardly/hard recently.

14. It is wide/widely believed that politicians are people who can’t be full/fully trusted.

15. Sure/surely we must be near/nearly there by now.

9. Underline the highlighted word(s) which can be used. In some sentences all words might be possible.

1. Ann has four children, and they’re all quite/rather/fairly/pretty well behaved.

2. That was quite/rather/fairly/pretty an interesting speech Jane gave. I was quite/rather/fairly/pretty impressed.

3. Life is quite/rather/fairly/pretty more difficult now than it was in the past.

4. It was quite/rather/fairly/pretty obvious that he was lying.

5. Ken is quite/rather/fairly/pretty a good painter and quite/rather/fairly/pretty imaginative too.

6. The supermarket stocks quite/rather/fairly/pretty a wide variety of imported products but they are quite/rather/fairly/pretty expensive.

7. It’s quite/rather/fairly/pretty colder today than it was yesterday. Be quite/rather/fairly/pretty sure to dress up well.

8. She’s quite/rather/fairly/pretty an arrogant woman. I find her quite/rather/fairly/pretty an arrogant woman. I find her quite/rather/fairly/pretty difficult to get on with.

9. Can we stop for a bite to eat soon? I’m feeling quite/rather/fairly/pretty hungry.

10. The exercise took quite/rather/fairly/pretty longer than I expected.

11. This exercise is quite/rather/fairly/pretty difficult but I’m quite/rather/fairly/pretty sure you can do it.

12. The journey takes quite/rather/fairly/pretty a long time but the ticket is quite/rather/fairly/pretty cheap.

10. Put the adjective in brackets into the correct form.

Kinsale may be one of 1) the smallest (small) towns in Southern Ireland but it’s also one of 2) __ (famous). It is well known for its 3) __ (wonderful) fish restaurants. Some of 4) __ (good) known chefs in the world have trained in the restaurants there. The town itself is one of 5) __ (picturesque) in Southern Ireland. It’s situated by the sea, which ensures that it is 6) __ (cool) in the summer than other inland towns. A 7) __ (huge) cathedral over-looks the town and it is one of 8) __ (breathtaking) in the whole area. To the north of the town lies one of 9) __ (high) mountain ranges in the country. The town is very 10) __ (beautiful), with its many craft shops and narrow cobbled streets. Most tourists visit Kinsale for its fish restaurants, which are family owned. This means that the service there is 11) __ (good) than in other restaurants. The staff are 12) __ (welcoming) there than anywhere else. The food may be 13) __ (expensive) but you’ll have one of 14__ (pleasurable) evenings of your life there. So go ahead and visit Kinsale.

11. Change the words in brackets into adverbs and them into the correct form.

Finally, a new washing powder that gets rid of stains 1) effectively (effective) and leaves your clothes 2) __ (brilliant) white. New “All-bright” cleans 3) __ (power­ful) than any other product on the market. It gets the dirt out 4) __ (quick) and 5) __ (thorough) than any ordinary powder. Indeed, in no time at all new “All-bright” will be selling 6) __ (good) than any other brand at your supermarket. With a prize-winning formula that has been researched 7) __ (extensive) by our scientists than any other product, success is guaranteed. With new “All-bright” your money will go 8) __ (far) than it’s ever gone before. So pick up your box of new “All-bright” today!

12. Underline the correct item.

I am writing to request 1) farther/further information on the climbing holidays you run. I am 2) most/much interested in climbing, but fear that I will be 3) older than the other participants. Also, I am 4) far/very less fit than I used to be. Nonetheless, I am 5) even/very keener on the sport than ever. So my question is, will there be climbs which are 6) a bit/most easier for older ones like me? In addition, do you do discounts for pensioners? Your holidays are 7) very/even expensive for someone on a low income. I look forward to hearing from you and receiving 8) any/more details.

13. Fill in “as” or “like”.

1. Although it lives in the sea, the whale is classed as a mammal. It may look __a dangerous beast, but it is real­ly __gentle __a lamb.

2. My friend George describes himself __ a great singer. He thinks he has a voice __an angel, but when he sings it sounds __ a cat wailing! He works __a taxi driver and everybody keeps telling him not to give up his job!

3. McTaverty’s Tavern has been described __the best restaurant in Perthshire, with dishes that smell delicious and taste __they have been made with only the finest ingre­dients. Surprisingly, the prices are not __ high __ you might expect.

4. Majorie works __a criminal lawyer and is regarded __an expert in her field. She works extreme­ly hard and at the end of a long day in court all she feels __ doing is collapsing in front of the TV.

5. If you want to go on a diet, do __ your doctor tells you. There are some foods such __ vegetables which you can eat __ much of __ you want. Why not try soya meat? It tastes just __ real meat and can be used in the same way __ mince, but is a low-fat food.

6. __ I was saying, you look exactly __ my cousin Hilary - you know, the one who works __ an air hostess.

7. Fred was known __ an unpunctual person and __ usual, he was late again. After standing in the rain __ an idiot for half an hour, gradually getting wetter and wetter, I decided to go home before I began to look __ a drowned rat.

8. Howard and Hugh aren’t related but they look almost exactly the same __ each other. They are referred to __ “The Twins”. When they walk into a room, it’s __ seeing double.

9. For __ long __ I live, I’ll never forget my first holiday in Hawaii. It was __ paradise. I intend to return there __ soon __ I can afford the airfare.

10. Trying to make sense of the written word is a bit __ being lost in a forest: all the trees look the same, just __ for a young child all the words look the same __ each other.