4. Adjectives and adverbs.
4.1 The words in the box are adjectives (black/foreign etc.) or nouns (air/job etc.). Use an adjective and a noun to complete each sentence.
Air dangerous fresh interesting languages black expensive holiday job long clouds foreign serious problem sharp photograph hotels knife old person
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Jack doesn’t speak any foreign languages.
Look at those ……….. in the sky! It’s going to rain.
She works very hard and she is very tired. She needs a …………. .
I enjoy talking to her. She’s an ………….. .
Fire-fighting is a ………… .
Can you open the window? We need some ………… .
This is an ……….. of Tom – he looks very different now.
I’ve got a ………. . I hope you can help me.
I need a ……….. to cut this onions.
They’ve got a lot of money – they always stay at ………… .
4.2 Choose a verb + adverb from the box to complete the sentences.
Come think listen Sleep know work explain win |
Carefully carefully easily clearly quickly hard well well |
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I’m going to say something very important, so please listen to me carefully.
John! I need your help. …………..!
I’ve met him but I don’t ………. him very ………… .
They ………. . At the end of the day they’re always tired.
I’m tired this morning. I didn’t ………… last night.
You’re a much better tennis player than me. When we play, you always …… .
…………. Before you answer the question.
Our teacher isn’t very good. He doesn’t ……….. things very ……… .
4.3 Complete the sentences. Use than.
1. He isn’t very tall. You’re taller than him.
2. She isn’t very old. You’re …………… .
3. I don’t work very hard. You work ……….. .
4. He doesn’t smoke very much. You ………. .
5. I’m not a very good cook. You ………… .
6. We don’t know many people. You ………. .
7. They haven’t got much money. You’ve ………… .
8. I can’t run very fast. You can ………… .
9. She hasn’t been here very long. You ……… .
10. I didn’t get up very early. You ……… .
11. He isn’t very interesting. You ………… .
4.4 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (the oldest etc.)
1. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
2. It was a very happy day. It was …………….. of my life.
3. It’s a very good film. It’s …………… I’ve ever seen.
4. She is a very popular singer. She’s …………. in our country.
5. It was a very bad mistake. It was …………. I’ve ever made.
6. It’s a very pretty village. It’s ……………..I’ve ever seen.
7. It was a very cold day. It was …………….. of the year.
8. He’s a very interesting person. He’s ………… I’ve ever met.
4.5 Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence.
absolutely reasonably badly completely seriously fully extremely unusually slightly |
cheap enormous planned changed ill quiet damaged insured sorry |
1. I thought that the restaurant would be expensive but it was reasonably cheap.
2. George’s mother is ………………… in hospital.
3. The fire destroyed all our house but luckily we were …………. .
4. What a big house! It’s ………………… .
5. It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only ………….. .
6. A lot of things went wrong during our holiday because it was ………. .
7. The children are normally very lively but they’re …………….. today.
8. When I returned home after 20 years, everything had ………………. .
9. I’m ………….. about losing your book. I’ll buy you another one.