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Exercise - Adjective or Adverb

Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or
adverb).

1. Tom is (slow) ________________. He works ________________.

2. Sue is a (careful) ________________girl. She climbed up the ladder ________________.
3. The dog is (angry) ________________. It barks ________________.
4. He acted (excellent) ________________. He's an ________________actor.
5. They learn English (easy) ________________. They think English is an ____________language.
6. Max is a (good) ________________singer. He sings ________________.
7. It's (awful) ________________cold today. The cold wind is ________________.
8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) ________________. If that is
true, why does dog food smell so (terrible) ________________?
9. The little boy looked (sad) ________________. I went over to comfort him and he looked at
me ________________.
10. I tasted the soup (careful) ________________but it tasted (wonderful) ________________.
11. Niagara Falls form a ________________ border between the United States and Canada.
(natural/naturally)
12. Tourists visit this place ________________ (frequently/ frequent) .
13. The Falls are very________________ (noisy/ noisily)
14. So you must speak ________________ or nobody can understand you. (loudly/loud)
15. Many years ago, the Iroquois tribe lived here________________ (peacefully/ peaceful)
16. He is a ________________boy. (clever)
17. He is tired because he has worked ________________. (hard)
18. He isn’t tired because he has ________________worked. (hard)
19. She is a ________________girl. (quiet)
20. She went to bed ________________. (quiet)
21. He is not a good student but he writes ________________. (good)
22. You should speak more ________________. (soft)
23. The children behaved ________________. (bad)
24. The brave men fought ________________. (brave)
25. They lived together ________________. (happy)
26. She looks ________________. (pretty)
27. That milk tastes ________________. (sour)
28. I don’t know ________________where they live. (exact)
29. She turned ________________. (pale)
30. This brown fur feels ________________. (soft)
31. These children are ________________at English. (good)
32. Your brother ________________works at all. (hard)
33. Ann ________________had an accident last Sunday. (near)
34. Have you been to the cinema ________________. (late)
35. Mary always dresses ________________. (beautiful)
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36. Yes, it was raining ________________for two hours. (heavy)

37. He has painted it ________________. (nice)
38. What a vworker he is! (quick)
39. He is always very ________________. (polite)
40. He is often ________________. (nervous)
41. Arthur ________________rode back to the inn. (quick)
42. They saw a ________________butterfly on a rose. (beautiful)
43. When the teacher heard about the missing book he said ________________:"You should be
more careful." (angry)
44. When he told him the truth, he was ________________. (quiet)
45. "This wound looks ________________", the doctor said. (bad)
46. The boys played so ________________that they won the tournament. (good)
47. He was so busy with his new computer that he ____________had time to help his mother.
(hard)
48. "Go and have a rest. You shouldn’t work so ________________." (hard)
49. From the top of the mountain he could see ________________across the countryside. (far)
50. What a ________________picture! (beautiful)
51. Arthur fought ________________and they won the battle. (good)
52. "I love you", Camilla said in a ________________voice. (soft)
53. The maid shut the door ________________. (quiet)
54. They could hear a ________________cry. (terrible)
55. Suddenly he woke up because the phone rang ________________. (loud)
56. Jane opened the door ________________. (careful)
57. I like driving ________________. (fast)
58. She spoke to me very ________________. (soft)
59. Paul lay in bed ________________. (quiet)
60. He tasted the various kinds of tea ________________. (careful)
61. Jane opened the box ________________. (careful)
62. Jim turned the book upside down ________________. (quick)
63. It is raining ________________. (heavy)
64. She dresses ________________. (beautiful)
65. Tom looked at my lunch ________________. (hungry)
66. Please, drive ________________. (careful)
67. He didn’t sleep ________________. (good)
68. We didn't hurry. So we walked ________________. (slow)
69. New York is a ________________city. (big)
70. He won the race because he drove ________________. (good)
71. It was ________________for me to come. (impossible)
72. Mary jumped up ________________. (happy)
73. She worked all the day. She feels ________________. (tired)
74. She dresses ________________. (pretty)
75. She came home ________________. (late)
76. He didn't have an accident because he's an ________________driver. (excellent)
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77. Sam is good at sports. He always runs ________________. (fast)

78. His father is a manager. He works very ________________. (hard)
79. He won a prize. He is very ________________. (happy)
80. She felt ________________. So she stayed at home. (ill)
81. The weather was ________________. It was cold all the time. (bad)
82. The exercise wasn't difficult. So we did it ________________. (easy)
83. The soup is great. It tastes ________________. (wonderful)
84. He always greets ________________. (friendly)
85. Today she skates ________________. (good)
86. The party was ________________. (wonderful)
87. The house seems to be so ________________without you. (empty)
88. Fish and chips taste ________________. (fantastic)
89. She drives ________________. (careful)
90. She is a nice girl. She always answers ________________. (polite)
91. I am ________________tired. (terrible)
92. The man drove too ________________. (fast)
93. She sings ________________. (good)
94. Mr Jones wrote the letter ________________. (quick)
95. The ________________film was over at o'clock. (boring)
96. We ran to school ________________yesterday. (quick)
97. I have learned very ________________to pass the exam. (hard)
98. Five cars were ________________damaged. (heavy)
99. Please read the instructions ________________. (careful)
100. The bus driver was ________________. (angry)
101. His answer came ________________. (surprising)
102. Tom looked at my dinner ________________. (hungry)
103. Nobody is ________________. (perfect)
104. We played some ________________games. (exciting)
105. They talked to him ________________. (friendly)
106. She always works ________________. (careful)
107. Ann often behaves ________________in school. (bad)
108. He is often very ________________. (nervous)
109. He works very ________________. (good)
110. This steak tastes ________________. (great)
111. She looked at me ________________. (angry)
112. She looks ________________. (pretty)
113. They skate ________________. (good)
114. He was very ________________that he won the race. (happy)
115. That sounds ________________. (great)
116. The doctor felt his leg ________________. (gentle)
117. There was a ________________storm yesterday night . (heavy)
118. I like roses. They smell ________________. (good)
119. Their son is ________________. (silly)
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120. The cat's fur felt ________________and ________________. (soft / warm)

121. This lady has a ________________voice (loud).
122. 2. Jack always speaks ________________ (loud).
123. 3. Mary waits ________________in the doctor's waiting room (patient).
124. 4. Dad was quite ________________yesterday (sleepy).
125. Jim picked up the phone and spoke ________________ (quiet).
126. Mary works ________________ (careful).
127. Jack is often ________________ (happy).
128. Nelly walked around ________________ (nervous).
129. That man is a ________________person (nervous).
130. Susan and George work ________________ (slow).
131. Jill runs to school ________________ (fast).
132. Tom runs home ________________ (quick).
133. His story sounds ________________ (strange).
134. Paul is a policeman. He has a ________________job (dangerous).
135. The dog is always ________________ (hungry).
136. The boys play tennis ________________ (good).
137. They are ________________tennis players (good).
138. Frank sings ________________ (good).
139. Sandra speaks French ________________ (perfect).
140. This pullover was ________________ (expensive).
141. She looked for the purse ________________ (careful).
142. Paul walked home ________________ (sad).
143. Father spoke ________________ (angry).
144. She doesn't like sports. So she ________________does any sports (hard).
145. He is never ________________ (late).
146. She phoned me once a week. But ________________she didn't (late).
147. They did their homework ________________ (bad).
148. I must work ________________ (hard).
149. I don't like her pictures. She paints ________________ (terrible).
150. She likes the dress. It looks ________________ (modern).
151. Lucy is shy, so she cannot make friends ________________ (easy)
152. The dog looked ________________, so we gave him some food. (hungry)
153. There was long applause because she sang ________________. (beautiful)
154. I asked her why she was ________________but she didn’t tell me. (sad)
155. They spoke ________________because the baby was asleep. (quiet)
156. My aunt is a ________________driver. (slow)
157. Was the exercise ________________? (easy)
158. He could swim ________________across the river. (easy)
159. You don’t look very ________________. Are you ill? (good)
160. He drives too ________________. (dangerous)
161. This is my ________________car. (new)
162. The soup tastes really ________________. (good)
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163. Take an umbrella. It’s raining ________________. (heavy)

164. What a ________________day! (beautiful)
165. She is a _______________tennis player but her brother plays ________________. (bad / good)