Adjectives & Adverbs
Task 1: Adjective or Adverb. Fill in the correct form.
1. Joe climbs up _______________ (steep) hills every weekend. He has _______________ (hard) done
anything else in the last months.
2. We drove on the highway _______________ (endless) before we arrived at a ______________ (huge)
valley.
3. Peter has trained tennis ____________________ (hard) in the last weeks so I think he will be
_____________________ (good) than me in our next match.
4. I almost missed the _____________ (last) bus yesterday so I had to run _____________ (quick).
5. The traffic was moving very ________________ (slow) so my mum became ________________ (nervous).
6. This book was even ________________ (bad) than the last one. I will throw it on the rubbish
_________________ (direct).
7. I watched your favourite soap opera _________________ (late). The channel showed it
___________________ (late) in the evening.
8. I couldn`t understand her very _______________ (good). She was talking so __________ (fast).
9. My mother was shouting __________________ (angry) because I have done my homework too
__________________ (slow).
10. They expected a _________________ (horrible) ghost but then they laughed _______________ (happy)
because it was only a __________________ (small) cat.
11. He jumped over the hedge and fell ________________ (hard) on the ground at the other side. His left foot
hurt _____________________ (bad) afterwards.
12. Please, dial the number of the hospital ___________________ (quick)! My dad can`t walk
____________________ (right) after the accident.
13. It`s not my fault that Joe is so __________________ (mean) with his money. I know he doesn`t invite
anyone ___________________ (easy).
14. The road is getting __________________ (bad) after every turning. I hope that we have taken the
__________________ (right) turning an hour ago
, Task 2: Put in “good” or “well”, “hard” or “hardly”, or “late or “lately”.
1. Liz doesn´t speak Spanish very _______________.
2. I haven´t seen Jack __________________. Where is he all the time?
3. Sara´s last English test was very ________________.
4. Ms. Jenkins has worked _________________ in the last days because she is very ill.
5. Joe and Jack came home _________________ last evening.
6. Lisa likes Jenny´s T-shirt. It looks _________________ on her.
7. Mr. Meyer works very _________________ because he wants to earn a lot of money.
8. Liz´s Italian is very _________________.
9. Jack can´t play the piano very _________________.
10. Sara´s cat is very thin. She has _________________ eaten anything.
11. I got up _________________ this morning so I had to hurry.
12. Joe can hit the ball very _________________.
Task 3: Adjective or Adverb. Fill in the correct form.
Lisa didn´t work __________________ (hard) last weekend, but in the English test today she did very
__________________ (good). She is the ______________ (good) in English in her class but her friend Sara
is __________________ (good) at sports.
Sara plays tennis __________________ (fantastic). She hits the ball so __________________ (hard) that
nobody can get it __________________ (easy). Sara isn´t __________________ (tall) than Lisa but she can
ran __________________ (fast). One day Sara wants to become very __________________ (famous). She
thinks that she can become the __________________ (good) tennis player of the world. Three days ago she
had a __________________ (hard) tennis match against her friend Liz. Liz was fighting
__________________ (angry) but Sara fell down __________________ (sudden) and stayed
__________________ (quiet) on the floor. Liz ran __________________ (excited) to her and called the
doctor __________________ (quick) with her __________________ (new) mobile phone.
The doctor came very __________________ (fast) because he had __________________ (hard) anything
to do. He looked at Sara´s knee __________________ (careful). It didn´t look __________________ (good)
and hurt __________________ (terrible). The doctor said that this was the __________________ (bad)
tennis injury he had seen __________________ (late) but Sara should be __________________ (lucky)
because he was sure that he could repair her knee __________________ (easy). After that Sara and Liz
were really __________________ (happy).
Task 1: Adjective or Adverb. Fill in the correct form.
1. Joe climbs up _______________ (steep) hills every weekend. He has _______________ (hard) done
anything else in the last months.
2. We drove on the highway _______________ (endless) before we arrived at a ______________ (huge)
valley.
3. Peter has trained tennis ____________________ (hard) in the last weeks so I think he will be
_____________________ (good) than me in our next match.
4. I almost missed the _____________ (last) bus yesterday so I had to run _____________ (quick).
5. The traffic was moving very ________________ (slow) so my mum became ________________ (nervous).
6. This book was even ________________ (bad) than the last one. I will throw it on the rubbish
_________________ (direct).
7. I watched your favourite soap opera _________________ (late). The channel showed it
___________________ (late) in the evening.
8. I couldn`t understand her very _______________ (good). She was talking so __________ (fast).
9. My mother was shouting __________________ (angry) because I have done my homework too
__________________ (slow).
10. They expected a _________________ (horrible) ghost but then they laughed _______________ (happy)
because it was only a __________________ (small) cat.
11. He jumped over the hedge and fell ________________ (hard) on the ground at the other side. His left foot
hurt _____________________ (bad) afterwards.
12. Please, dial the number of the hospital ___________________ (quick)! My dad can`t walk
____________________ (right) after the accident.
13. It`s not my fault that Joe is so __________________ (mean) with his money. I know he doesn`t invite
anyone ___________________ (easy).
14. The road is getting __________________ (bad) after every turning. I hope that we have taken the
__________________ (right) turning an hour ago
, Task 2: Put in “good” or “well”, “hard” or “hardly”, or “late or “lately”.
1. Liz doesn´t speak Spanish very _______________.
2. I haven´t seen Jack __________________. Where is he all the time?
3. Sara´s last English test was very ________________.
4. Ms. Jenkins has worked _________________ in the last days because she is very ill.
5. Joe and Jack came home _________________ last evening.
6. Lisa likes Jenny´s T-shirt. It looks _________________ on her.
7. Mr. Meyer works very _________________ because he wants to earn a lot of money.
8. Liz´s Italian is very _________________.
9. Jack can´t play the piano very _________________.
10. Sara´s cat is very thin. She has _________________ eaten anything.
11. I got up _________________ this morning so I had to hurry.
12. Joe can hit the ball very _________________.
Task 3: Adjective or Adverb. Fill in the correct form.
Lisa didn´t work __________________ (hard) last weekend, but in the English test today she did very
__________________ (good). She is the ______________ (good) in English in her class but her friend Sara
is __________________ (good) at sports.
Sara plays tennis __________________ (fantastic). She hits the ball so __________________ (hard) that
nobody can get it __________________ (easy). Sara isn´t __________________ (tall) than Lisa but she can
ran __________________ (fast). One day Sara wants to become very __________________ (famous). She
thinks that she can become the __________________ (good) tennis player of the world. Three days ago she
had a __________________ (hard) tennis match against her friend Liz. Liz was fighting
__________________ (angry) but Sara fell down __________________ (sudden) and stayed
__________________ (quiet) on the floor. Liz ran __________________ (excited) to her and called the
doctor __________________ (quick) with her __________________ (new) mobile phone.
The doctor came very __________________ (fast) because he had __________________ (hard) anything
to do. He looked at Sara´s knee __________________ (careful). It didn´t look __________________ (good)
and hurt __________________ (terrible). The doctor said that this was the __________________ (bad)
tennis injury he had seen __________________ (late) but Sara should be __________________ (lucky)
because he was sure that he could repair her knee __________________ (easy). After that Sara and Liz
were really __________________ (happy).
