Compound adjectives | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Complete the following sentences using compound adjectives:

Ex: A girl with long hair is a long-haired girl.

1.  A sad story which breaks your heart is
2.  A country which produces tobacco is a 
3.  A boat that looks expensive is an 
4.  If a story seems never to end, it’s a 
5.  If a man uses his right hand only, you say he is 
6.  A baby that his mother feeds well is  
7.  Pizzas that are made at home are
8.  A girl who has long legs is
9.  Someone who has good manners is 
10.  If someone breaks your heart, you feel 
11. A scary story that rises your hair is 
12. Fruits which are dried under the sun are 
13. A room with a lot of bright light is a 
14. A boy who looks good is a 
15. A musician who taught himself how to play music is a 

 

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ANSWERS

1. heart-breaking
2. a tobacco-producing country
3. an expensive-looking boat
4. a never-ending story
5. right-handed
6. well-fed
7. home-made
8. long-legged
9. well-mannered
10. heart-broken
11. hair-rising
12. sun-dried
13. brightly-lit room
14. good-looking boy
15. self-taught musician

Adjectives Exercises with answers

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Fill in the boxes with the following adjectives:

fancy	handsome	lazy	grumpy	delightful	shallow	faithful
hissing	itchy	clumsy	inexpensive	greasy	nutritious	filthy

1.  That’s a  meal.
2. The sound made by snake is a .  
3. We enjoyed a  dinner.
4. He was a  friend.
5. I felt so  when I dropped my glass.
6. I can’t sleep on that  matress, it’s disgusting!
7. He gets  when he doesn’t drink his coffee in the morning.
8. You look very  with that new hat!
9. It was a very  party, everybody was well dressed and had expensive cars.
10. Hay fever gives you a runny nose and eyes.
11. The chips were very .
12. I was too  to learn how to speak spanish.
13. The price of hotels in Thailand is relatively .  
14. The water here is frsh and .

 

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ANSWERS

1. nutritious
2. hissing
3. delightful
4. faithful
5. clumsy
6. filthy
7. grumpy
8. handsome
9. fancy
10. itchy
11. greasy
12. lazy
13. inexpensive
14. shallow

Adverbs of frequency | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Where to place frequency adverbs (always, never, hardly, often, rarely, sometimes and usually) in the following sentences:

1. We always gogo always to school by bike.
2. Where do you spend usuallyusually spend your winter holidays?
3. We know hardlyhardly know each other.
4. They sometimes useuse sometimes computers at work.
5. He gets nevernever gets home before 8 pm.
6. They always areare always friendly.
7. The children often watchwatch often Disney movies.
8. We make rarelyrarely make our bed.
9. They go oftenoften go to the cinema.
10. I have never eateneaten never crocodile meat.

 

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ANSWERS

1. We always go to school by bike.
2. Where do you usually spend your winter holidays?
3. We hardly know each other.
4. They sometimes use computers at work.
5. He never gets home before 8 pm.
6. They are always friendly.
7. The children often watch Disney movies.
8. We rarely make our bed.
9. They often go to the cinema.
10. I have never eaten crocodile meat.

Adverbs of frequency | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Where to place frequency adverbs (always, never, hardly, often, rarely, sometimes and usually) in the following sentences:

1. We hardly couldcould hardly understand him.
2. She always doesdoes always sport in the evening.
3. I drink usuallyusually drink tea in the morning.
4. My parents are rarelyrarely are strict.
5. We go sometimessometimes go fishing at the river.
6. I am oftenoften am tired.
7. She can never remembercan remember never his name.
8. Paul doesn’t usually smokesmoke usually.
9. She has never triedtried never red wine.
10. I have alwaysalways have my lunch at home.

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ANSWERS

1. We could hardly understand him.
2. She always does sport in the evening.
3. I usually drink tea in the morning.
4. My parents are rarely strict.
5. We sometimes go fishing at the river.
6. I am often tired.
7. She can never remember his name.
8. Paul doesn’t usually smoke.
9. She has never tried red wine.
10. I always have my lunch at home.

 

Adjectives and Adverbs | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Build adverbs with the following adjectives (be careful, there are traps!)

Ex: slow → slowly

1. cheap →  
2. serious →  
3. incredible →  
4. quiet →  
5. sad →  
6. fast →  
7. easy →  
8. wild →  
9. quick →  
10. happy →  

 

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ANSWERS

1. cheap → cheaply
2. serious → seriously
3. incredible → incredibly
4. quiet → quietly
5. sad → sadly
6. fast → fast
7. easy → easily
8. wild → wildly
9. quick → quickly
10. happy → happily

Adjectives and Adverbs | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Build adverbs with the following adjectives (be careful, there are traps!)

Ex: slow → slowly

1. calm →  
2. good →  
3. perfect →  
4. happy →  
5. lucky →  
6. probable →  
7. sudden →  
8. terrible →  
9. gentle →  
10. basic →  

 

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ANSWERS

1. calm → calmly
2. good → well
3. perfect → perfectly
4. happy → happily
5. lucky → luckily
6. probable → probably
7. sudden → suddenly
8. terrible → terribly
9. gentle → gently
10. basic → basically

Grammar Exercise | Adjective or adverb

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Adjective or adverb? 

1. I really don’t care. → —adjectiveadverb
2. She was wearing a beautiful dress. → —adjectiveadverb
3. Watch out, the box is heavy! → —adjectiveadverb
4. Sam is an extremely good dancer. → —adjectiveadverb
5. His room was clean. → —adjectiveadverb
6. Please walk across the street. → —adjectiveadverb
7. Go to bed now. → —adjectiveadverb
8. This grammar lesson is boring. → —adjectiveadverb
9. I will go home immediately. → —adjectiveadverb
10. Paul drives a big car. → —adjectiveadverb

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. really → adverb
2. beautiful → adjective
3. heavy → adjective
4. extremely → adverb
5. clean → adjective
6. across → adverb
7. now → adverb
8. boring → adjective
9. immediately → adverb
10. big → adjective

Grammar Exercise | Adjective or adverb

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Adjective or adverb? 

1. That’s a huge plastic box. → —adjectiveadverb
2. Paul is always on time. → —adjectiveadverb
3. She sings well.  → —adjectiveadverb
4. I feel tired. → —adjectiveadverb
5. I met a homeless person in London. → —adjectiveadverb
6. This cake is surprisingly good. → —adjectiveadverb
7. He ran quickly. → —adjectiveadverb
8. This vegetable is not edible. → —adjectiveadverb
9. Tina was very sleepy.  → —adjectiveadverb
10. He saw the door was open. → —adjectiveadverb

 

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ANSWERS

1. huge → adjective
2. always → adverb
3. well → adverb
4. tired → adjective
5. homeless → adjective
6. surprisingly → adverb
7. quickly → adverb
8. edible → adjective
9. very → adverb
10. open → adjective

Object pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 4

Find the correct pronoun corresponding to the nouns given, and write them in the boxes:

Ex: my brother → he

1. my sister → —Ihesheityouwethey
2. John → —Ihesheityouwethey
3. a boy → —Ihesheityouwethey
4. the school → —Ihesheityouwethey
5. cars → —Ihesheityouwethey
6. Tina and Mike → —Ihesheityouwethey
7. my mother → —Ihesheityouwethey
8. his bike → —Ihesheityouwethey
9. Tom and I → —Ihesheityouwethey
10. my dad → —Ihesheityouwethey

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. my sister → she
2. John → he
3. a boy → he
4. the school → it
5. cars → they
6. Tina and Mike → they
7. my mother → she
8. his bike → it
9. Tom and I → we
10. my dad → he