T 5 - Adjectives and Adverbs (U35, 36)


1. Choose the correct form:

1.      Are you interesting/interested in working abroad?

2.      My job is tiring/tired because it involves a lot of travelling.

3.      Mary is exciting/excited about going to Florida.

4.      The film was not very good. I was so boring/bored that I fell asleep within a few minutes.

5.      I was amazing/amazed when she told me she could speak Japanese.

6.      He failed the exam, which is not surprising/surprised since he did not study at all.

7.      The news was disappointing/disappointed. We expected something different.


2. Are the adjectives in the correct order?

1.      a tall thin girl                                                 6. a green ugly sweater

2.      a wooden large table                                      7. a new French red scarf

3.      an old nice house                                           8. a sunny lovely day

4.      a young tall man                                            9. a new exciting family game

5.      a small German car                                        10. metal red kitchen chairs


3a) gradable vs. non-gradable?

– terrible, pretty, expensive, enormous, excellent, happy, beautiful, perfect


b)Complete the sentence with a suitable word:

     1. It is a really/very/absolutely interesting book.

     2. I liked the musical so much. It was very/really/absolutely wonderful.

     3. How did you like the food? – It was very/absolutely impossible to eat.

     4. I couldn’t eat the food. It was really/very hot.


4. Complete the sentences using the word in brackets. In some sentences you need to change the
adjective into adverb:

1. Clair always wears ……………………. clothes. (expensive)

2. The girl was …………………. injured in the accident. (serious)

3. (you broke your friend’s favourite mug) I am ……………. sorry. (terrible) I’ll get you a new one.

4. It was snowing in the night, so drive ……………. (careful).

5. She seemed …………….. when she had read the letter. (happy)

6. OK. Let’s do it as Jane suggests. It sounds ………………. (good).

7. What are you cooking? It smells ………………… (nice).

8. She was walking …………….. about the house so as not to wake the children. (quiet)

9. It’s a pity. The conference was ………….. organized. (bad)

10. Do you feel …………………. (nervous) before exams?

11. She will translate it for you, she speaks French ………………… (perfect).

12. We stayed at home because it was raining ………………… (heavy).

11. He failed the test because he didn’t work …………. (hard).

12. We could see some eagles  ………………… (high) in the sky.


5. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Some sentences are correct:


1. I did good in the exam although I didn’t study much.

2. Why does Karen work so hardly?

3. She speaks Italian very well.

4. I’ve been very busy lately.

5. The train went quite fast.

6. I was so shocked I could hardly speak.

7. I slept bad last night, so I’m quite tired.

8. Don’t walk so fast. I can’t keep up with you.

9. The temperature is quite highly today.

10. We had a lovely time at the weekend.

11. She replied to my email incredibly quickly.

12. I’m getting quite hungry. Shall we eat?

13. I am very confusing about what to do.

14. Her performance was very excellent.

15. I am too tired to work now.