Topic Adjectives and Prepositions Ronald is particularly fond jelly beans A| of B| at C| on Shirley is keen horses A| on B| to C| with I am only interested making money, baby A| with B| to C| in Mr Goodson is good _ basketball A| about B| at C| on I am absolutely fascinated nature A| for B| about C| by Gary is terrified _ spiders A| of B| with C| to I am annoyed her attitude A| with B| for C| against What are you afraid ? A| to B| with C| of He is really shy girls A| at B| with C| for 10 The taste is different _ what I had expected A| with B| from C| about 11 I’m addicted _ these sweets I love them! A| at B| on C| to 12 You should be ashamed _ your behavior! A| of B| from C| to 13 Are you aware _ the new guidelines? A| of B| to C| on 14 I’m so jealous _ her new cellphone! A| of B| with C| at 15 People are getting fed up _ these high prices A| with B| on C| for www.roadtogrammar.com 16 His mother was so proud _ him when he got into Harvard A| of B| to C| with 17 I’m used _ spicy curries I once lived in Sri Lanka for a year A| at B| with C| to 18 What’s wrong _ this tap? I can’t turn it off A| with B| on C| for 19 He’s really bad _ tennis You’ll beat him easily A| with B| at C| for 20 I’m rather impressed _ the new BMW A| for B| with C| to 21 Are you related _ Mr Smithers? A| to B| on C| at 22 I’m really sensitive _ loud noises A| to B| from C| on 23 This safe is full _ cash A| of B| with C| at 24 We’ll keep you safe _ harm A| with B| at C| from 25 Australia is famous _ kangaroos and other odd creatures A| on B| for C| with www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| A 2| A 3| C 4| B 5| C 6| A 7| A 8| C 9| B 10| B 11| C 12| A 13| A 14| A 15| A 16| A 17| C 18| A 19| B 20| B 21| A 22| A 23| A 24| C 25| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic Adjective or Noun? Which word is an adjective? A| difference B| differ C| different Which word is an adjective? A| body B| fitness C| healthy Which word is an adjective? A| agreeable B| agreement Which word is a noun? A| confident B| confide C| agree C| confidence Which word is a noun? A| joy B| happy C| glad Which word is a noun? A| equipped B| equipment C| equip Which word can be an adjective? A| confused B| confusion C| confuse Which word is a noun? A| hopeless B| hope C| hopeful The birth of my first child brought me great _ A| joy B| happy C| glad 10 I am very _ that I will succeed A| confident B| confidence C| confide 11 I’m so _ to finally meet you A| glad B| joy C| happiness 12 Which word is a noun? A| fear B| frightened C| scared 13 Which word is Not a noun? A| honor B| honest C| honesty 14 Don’t let _ stand in your way A| frightened B| fear C| scared 15 It is a great _ to finally meet you A| honesty B| honor C| honorable www.roadtogrammar.com 16 Which word is a noun? A| late B| actual C| lateness 17 Which word is a noun? A| real B| realistic C| reality 18 Which word is an adjective? A| evaluation B| valuable C| value 19 Which word is an adjective? A| late B| lately C| lateness 20 You have to wake up and face the A| reality B| real C| realistic 21 These features actually add to the product A| valuable B| evaluate C| value 22 This piece of work looks _ A| familiarity B| familiar C| family 23 Pamela is actually a very person A| cooperation B| cooperative C| co-operate 24 Which word is NOT an adjective? A| good-looking B| sweet C| feeling 25 The old woman had great in her eyes A| sadly B| sad C| sadness www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| C 2| C 3| A 4| C 5| A 6| B 7| A 8| B 9| A 10| A 11| A 12| A 13| B 14| B 15| B 16| C 17| C 18| B 19| A 20| A 21| C 22| B 23| B 24| C 25| C www.roadtogrammar.com Topic Adjectives with -ed and -ing The monster is _ A| frightened B| frightening I felt when I saw the monster A| frightened B| frightening Little Joe was getting during the class A| bored B| boring He reckoned that the class was A| bored B| boring It's so _ when the elevator breaks down A| annoyed B| annoying George gets so when the elevator breaks down A| annoying B| annoyed What an _ sight! A| amazing B| amazed George was at the news A| amazed B| amazable What an _ time we had! A| exciting B| excited 10 George gets very _ when there's a war A| exciting B| excited 11 That was such an _ trip! A| exhausted B| exhausting 12 Pete was _ after running the marathon A| exhausting B| exhausted 13 The poor kitten was _ during the thunderstorm A| terrified B| terrifying 14 It was a _ experience for the kitten A| terrified B| terrifying 15 It was so _ when I tripped and fell during the awards ceremony! A| embarrassed B| embarrassing www.roadtogrammar.com 16 I felt so _ when I spilled chocolate sauce on my blouse A| embarrassing B| embarrassed 17 This chapter of our course is so _ A| confusing B| confused 18 She is _ and she doesn’t know where to go A| confused B| confusing 19 I am _ that you didn’t visit the Vatican when you were in Rome A| surprising B| surprised 20 The movie has such a _ ending A| surprising B| surprised 21 I was _ to find my front door wide open A| alarming B| alarmed 22 There is an _ number of unemployed people in this region A| alarmed B| alarming 23 The lights and music were _ A| overwhelmed B| overwhelming 24 Jenny was _ by the number of fans who turned up A| overwhelmed B| overwhelming 25 Joe was _ by the commotion going on outside A| distracted B| distracting 26 It’s really _ when your phone rings every two minutes A| distracted B| distracting www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| B 2| A 3| A 4| B 5| B 6| B 7| A 8| A 9| A 10| B 11| B 12| B 13| A 14| B 15| B 16| B 17| A 18| A 19| B 20| A 21| B 22| B 23| B 24| A 25| A 26| B www.roadtogrammar.com     Topic 4 Adverbs    1 Which of the following words is an adverb?  A| happily       B| happy       C| happiness           2 Which of the following words is an adverb?  A| prettily       B| pretty       C| prettiness           3 George pulled out his guns  _.  A| quickly       B| quick       C| quickestly           4 They   go where no one has gone before.   A| boldly       B| bold       C| boldestly           5 Which sentence is correct?   A| She quickly ran to the store.       B| She ran quickly to the store.       C| A and B           6  , he never returned from the war.  A| Unfortunate       B| Unfortunately       C| Fortunate           7 Sammy eats so  _.   A| fast       B| fastly       C| fasterly           8 Pauline   took down the volunteers' names.  A| hurryly       B| hurriedly       C| hurry           9 Ben whispered  _ in Jerry's ear.   A| softest       B| soft       C| softly           10 Which sentence is correct?  A| You professionally so do it.       B| You do it so professionally.       C| A and B           11 Fantasia sings really  .   A| good       B| well       C| goodly           12 William sings really  _.   A| worsely       B| badly       C| bad           13 An adverb can describe  _.  A| an adjective       B| a verb       C| A and B           14 Pete sings so  _.  A| badder       B| badly       C| bad           15 The ball rolled  _ down the hill.  A| slowly       B| slow       C| slower           www.roadtogrammar.com  Answer Key: 1| B 2| C 3| B 4| A 5| C 6| C 7| C 8| C 9| A 10| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 359 Word Order Which is correct? A| In the summer, Paul spends time in Switzerland B| Paul spends time in Switzerland in the summer C| A and B Which is correct? A| The city was evacuated because of the hurricane B| Because of the hurricane, the city was evacuated C| A and B Our neighbours have a A| black big cat B| big black cat C| A and B Which is correct? A| We not have enough sugar I love to eat _ A| fish and chips B| chips and fish B| We have sugar not enough C| A and B C| chips 'n' fish Sherry drives a A| small Japanese car B| Japanese small car C| A and B Which sounds best? A| four beautiful red silk roses B| four beautiful silk red roses C| beautiful four silk red roses That restaurant serves _ A| Thai delicious food B| delicious Thai food Which sounds better? A| What an old silly man! C| A and B B| What silly old man! C| What a silly old man! 10 We bought _ A| a silver expensive mirror B| an expensive silver mirror www.roadtogrammar.com C| A and B Answer Key: 1| C 2| C 3| B 4| A 5| A 6| A 7| A 8| B 9| C 10| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 360 Word Stress What is the correct word stress? A| CHIcken B| chiCKEN C| no word stress What is the correct word stress? A| inFORmation B| inforMAtion C| INformation What is the correct word stress? A| no word stress B| jaPAN C| JApan Camels live in the _ A| no word stress B| DEsert C| deSERT After dinner, we had A| no word stress B| deSSERT C| DEssert What is the correct word stress? A| aMERica B| AMerica C| ameriCA What is the correct word stress? A| phoTOgraph B| photoGRAPH C| PHOtograph What is the correct word stress? A| PHOtographer B| photoGRAPHer What is the correct word stress? A| ENjoy B| enJOY C| A and B 10 What is the correct word stress? A| afriCAN B| African C| aFRICan www.roadtogrammar.com C| phoTOgrapher Answer Key: 1| A 2| B 3| B 4| B 5| B 6| A 7| C 8| C 9| B 10| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 361 WOULD Which sentence is correct? A| Would you like to dance? B| Would dance with me? C| Would you like to dance? George would visiting the mountains A| enjoy B| enjoyed C| enjoying Sheila would _ right at home in China A| felt B| feel C| feeling 'Would like' is a polite way to say _ A| want B| like C| wish Which sentence is the most polite? A| Do you want a sandwich? B| You want a sandwich? If I had wings, I _ A| would flying B| would to fly C| Would you like a sandwich? C| would fly If I had Bill Gates' money, I it all to you A| would give B| would giving C| would to give Which sentence is correct? A| If I was invisible, I would sneak into the cinema for free B| If I would be invisible, I would sneak into the cinema for free C| If I would be invisible, I sneak into the cinema for free Which sentence is correct? A| If cats were bigger, they would chase dogs B| If cats would be bigger, they would chase dogs C| If cats would be bigger, they chase dogs 10 Which sentence is correct? A| We would move to New York if the streets would be safer B| We would move to New York if the streets were safer C| We moved to New York if the streets would be safer www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| C 2| A 3| B 4| A 5| C 6| C 7| A 8| A 9| A 10| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 362 WOULD or HAD You better listen to what I say, young man A| had B| would C| A or B I _ like to introduce you to a good friend of mine A| had B| would C| A or B If I _ thought about it longer, I might have made a different decision A| would B| had C| A or B I _ rather stay in and watch TV A| had B| would C| A or B If I had thought about it longer, I _ have made a different decision A| had B| would C| A or B George _ rather fight than talk A| would B| had C| A or B She better be careful with those scissors A| had B| would C| A or B I _ leave now, if I were you A| had B| would C| A or B I thought about it longer, I might have made a different decision A| Would B| Had C| A or B 10 I'd = I A| would B| had C| A or B www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| A 2| B 3| B 4| B 5| B 6| A 7| A 8| B 9| B 10| C www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 363 Zero Conditionals If you heat water to 100 degrees, it A| would boil B| boils C| boil He always orders pizza if he _ hungry A| get B| would get C| gets If it is p.m in New York, it a.m in Tokyo A| is B| was C| would be If you mix red and white, you _ orange A| got B| have got C| get Johnson always has a burger if he's hungry or just some juice if he A| wouldn't B| isn't C| doesn't Most people not _ what to if there is an emergency A| know B| knew C| knowledge They say that if you a vegetarian diet, you live longer A| have B| will have C| had If you _, you can have a snack A| like B| don't like C| liked If it rains the road always floods A| Comma B| No comma C| Doesn't matter 10 The road always floods if it rains A| Comma B| Doesn't matter C| No comma www.roadtogrammar.com Answer Key: 1| B 2| C 3| A 4| C 5| B 6| A 7| A 8| A 9| A 10| C www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 364 Zero Conditionals If you pay peanuts, you A| get monkeys B| got monkeys C| getting monkeys If you _, you get a certificate A| will finish the course B| finish the course C| finish the course Which is correct? A| If the game ends in a draw, there is a penalty shootout B| There is a penalty shootout if the game ends in a draw C| A or B Which is correct? A| If you touch the ball, you are penalised B| If you touch the ball you are penalised C| A or B Which is correct? A| The game pauses, if the referee blows the whistle B| The game pauses if the referee blows the whistle C| A or B Which sentence is better? A| If people panic, they scream B| When people panic, they scream C| A and B are both appropriate Which is correct? A| If Magnesium reacts, you expose it to air B| Magnesium reacts if you expose it to air C| A or B If _, I break out in a rash A| I eat seafood B| eat seafood C| eating seafood If , there is an offside offence A| the linesman's flag is raised B| the linesman's flag was raised 10 Which sentence is a zero conditional? A| If I had a dollar for every grammar rule, I'd be rich B| If the students know the answer, they raise their hands C| If Jack is late, he'll be in trouble again www.roadtogrammar.com C| the linesman's flag raised Answer Key: 1| A 2| C 3| C 4| A 5| B 6| C 7| B 8| A 9| A 10| B www.roadtogrammar.com Topic 365 Zero Infinitive She heard him _ A| sing B| to sing C| sang She watched him _ his car A| clean B| cleaning C| A or B Let me _ you with that A| helping B| help C| to help She made him for half an hour A| wait B| to wait C| waiting Which sentence is correct? A| She let me trying her eyeliner eyeliner B| She let me to try her eyeliner C| She let me try her She felt a huge spider right up her leg A| crawl B| to crawl C| to crawling Which sentence contains a zero infinitive? A| She made me take a deep breath B| She made me some scrambled eggs C| He forced me to use force Which sentence is correct? A| She prefers eat fish B| She would like eat fish Which sentence is NOT correct? A| Penny observed him jump in the pond B| Penny saw him jump in the pond C| Penny looked him jump in the pond 10 Which sentence is NOT correct? A| Penny listened the burglar approach B| Penny heard the burglar approach C| Penny heard the burglar enter www.roadtogrammar.com C| She would rather eat fish Answer Key: 1| A 2| C 3| B 4| A 5| C 6| A 7| A 8| C 9| C 10| A www.roadtogrammar.com