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GRAMMAR QUIZ
ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
 Complete these eighteen sentences to score your knowledge of ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS.

1. My classmate can play basketball 10. I always feel quite … just before I
… because he practices every day. sit down to take an exam.
a) well a) nervous
b) good b) nervously

2. He finished his homework in only 11. We were very … when we moved

ten minutes. He was very … to a new home closer to our school.
a) quick a) glad
b) quickly b) gladly

3. I … put the eggs into the basket 12. My friend … studies for exams, so he
and took them home. usually gets low grades.
a) gentle a) hard
b) gently b) hardly

4. After I watched the movie, I felt 13. A … way to practice your English is
a little …. to speak it with friends after class.
a) sad a) good
b) sadly b) well

5. I … walked by the dog while it was 14. The dentist can’t see me on Monday
asleep. because he’s … on that day.
a) nervous a) busy
b) nervously b) busily

6. We all … worked on the car until it 15. My mother … put a gift for me on my
was fixed. study desk.
a) busy a) secret
b) busily b) secretly

7. He said that his password was … 16. I couldn’t find my cat, so I … walked
and that he didn’t want to tell me it. home and cried.
a) secret a) sad
b) secretly b) sadly

8. I … helped him with his work 17. We had a great day at the beach! It
because he’s my best friend. was warm and there was a … breeze.
a) glad a) gentle
b) gladly b) gently

9. The final exam wasn’t easy, it was 18. I was late for class, so I … entered
quite …. the room and sat down.
a) hard a) quick
b) hardly b) quickly

17 – 18 = Excellent 15 – 16 = Good 14 or Less = Study More!

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GRAMMAR QUIZ ALL Things Grammar

Grammar Focus Adjectives and Adverbs

Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. A 10. A
2. A 11. A
3. B 12. B
4. A 13. A
5. B 14. A
6. B 15. B
7. A 16. B
8. B 17. A
9. A 18. B

Grades as
percentages
18 / 18 = 100 %
17 / 18 = 94
16 / 18 = 89
15 / 18 = 83
14 / 18 = 78
13 / 18 = 72
12 / 18 = 67
11 / 18 = 61
10 / 18 = 56
9 / 18 = 50
8 / 18 = 44
7 / 18 = 39
6 / 18 = 33
5 / 18 = 28
4 / 18 = 22
3 / 18 = 17
2 / 18 = 11
1 / 18 = 6
0 / 18 = 0%

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