Basic Grammar 12A7 English Training Center Adjective Exercises I. Choose the right adjective 1. We were all (horrifying/ horrified) when we heard about the disaster. 2. It is sometimes (embarrassing/ embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money 3. Are you (interested/ interesting) in football? 4. The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it. 5. It was a really (amazing/ amazed) experience. Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/ shocked). 6. The kitchen had not been cleaned for ages. I was really (disgusted/ disgusting). 7. I was really (amazed/ amazing) when I was offered the job. 8. Do you easily get (embarrassing/ embarrassed)? 9. I want to talk to them. They are (interesting/ interested) men. 10. She is very (bored/ boring) with eating the same food everyday. 11. The (bored/ boring) man jumped up and down. 12. Did you meet anyone (interested/ interesting) at the party? 13. I was (disappointing/ disappointed/ excited) with the film. I had expected it to be better. 14. He works very hard. It is not (amusing/ surprising/ interesting) that he is always tired. 15. I have got nothing to do. I am (bored/ amusing/ confusing) 16. I asked Emily if she wanted to go out with us but she was not (exciting/ interested/ satisfying). 17. It has been raining all day. I hate this weather. It makes me (tiring/ shocked/ depressed). 18. The teacher’s explanation was (annoyed/ confusing/ interesting). Most of the students did not understand. 19. She is very intelligent and she has made (astonished/ astonishing) progress. 20. Why do you always look so (boring/ bored)? Is your life really so (boring/ bored)? 21. He is one of the most (boring/ bored) people I have ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything (interesting/ interested). 22. Jane finds her job (bored/ boring/ interesting). She wants to do something different. 23. We went for a very long walk. It was very (exhausted/ exhausting). 24. I am starting a new job next week. I am quite (excited/ exciting) about it. II. Put the adjectives in the brackets in the correct position. 1. a new pullover (nice) 2. an enormous umbrella (red/ yellow) 3. a (an) old house (beautiful) 4. black gloves (leather) 5. an American film (old) 6. a long face (thin) 7. big clouds (black) 8. a sunny day (lovely) 9. a wide avenue (long) 10. a metal box (black/ small) 11. a big cat (fat/ black) 12. a little village (old/ lovely) 13. long hair (black/ beautiful) 14. an old painting (interesting/ French) Prepared by Vu Huong Basic Grammar 12A7 English Training Center Comparisons of Adjectives and Adverbs I. Rewrite the following sentence using the words given 1. Jane cooks better than her sister does. → Jane’s sister . 2. Tom is the best football player in this team. → Nobody in this team 3. Nothing is faster than the speed of light. → The speed of light 4. Jack is younger than he looks. → Jack isn’t 5. I did not spend as much money as you. → You 6. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it is only six degrees. → It is . 7. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. → It takes . 8. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. → Joe did . 9. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact, they arrived at 2.30. → My friends . II. Choose the right word in the brackets. 1. I think you behaved very (selfish/ selfishly). 2. Rose is (terrible/ terribly) upset about losing her job. 3. His house is (attractive/ attractively) located on a mountain. 4. There was a (sudden/ suddenly) change in the weather. 5. Everybody at the party was (colorful/ colorfully) dressed. 6. Linda likes wearing (colorful/ colorfully) clothes. 7. He looked at me (angrily/ angry) when I interrupted him. 8. He looked very (tired/ tiredly) after a long working day. 9. This soup tastes (good/ well). 10. I did not sleep (good/ well) last night. 11. The table has a (smooth/ smoothly) surface. 12. The sun is shining (bright/ brightly). 13. We must figure out our income tax returns (accurate /accurately). 14. The plane will arrive (soon/ soonly). 15. They became (sick/ sickly) after eating the contaminated food. 16. You look (terrible/ terribly)! Are you all right? III. Use the correct form of the following Adj and Adv. 1. I cannot sing well today. My voice is (not, beautiful) usual. 2. Hanoi is much (dirty) than in the past. 3. I have (little money) than he does. 4. There are 12 girls in my class but Ann is (intelligent) girl. 5. The noise in Hanoi is far (bad) in Hue. IV. Correct the following sentences. 1. Viet is the biggest of the twins Viet-Duc 2. Mary was as old like Jane. 3. The more bright students do not always do well in the test. 5. He plays tennis more badly than his brother does. Prepared by Vu Huong Basic Grammar 12A7 English Training Center Prepared by Vu Huong . as old like Jane. 3. The more bright students do not always do well in the test. 5. He plays tennis more badly than his brother does. Prepared by Vu Huong