Adjectives and Adverbs (2) (well / fast / late, hard / hardly)

Adjectives and Adverbs (2) (well / fast / late, hard / hardly)

 100.1

1. I play tennis but I’m not very good.

2. Your exam results were very good.

3. You did very well in your exams.

4. The weather was very good when we were on holiday.

5. I didn’t sleep very well last night.

6. How are you? Are you well?

7. George speaks German very well.

8. George’s German is very good.

9. Our business is going very well at the moment.

10. I like your new jacket. It looks good on you.

11. I’ve met her a few times, but I don’t know her very well.

100.2

1. The children were very good. They were well-behaved.

2. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She is quite well-known.

2. Our neighbours’ garden is neat and tidy. It is very well-kept.

4. You should eat different types of food. Your diet should be well-balanced.

5. Ann knows a lot about many things. She is quite well-informed.

6. His clothes are always smart. He is always well-dressed.

7. Jill has a lot of responsibility in her job but she isn’t well-paid.

8. Congratulations on passing your examinations. Well-done.

100.3

1. I’m tired because I’ve been working hard.

2. I tried hard to remember her name but I couldn’t.

3. This coat is practically unused. I’ve hardly worn it.

4. She’s a good tennis player. She hits the ball hard.

5. Don’t walk so fast. I can’t keep up with you.

6. Why are you walking so slowly? Are you tired?

100.4

1. George and Hilda have met only once before. They hardly know each other.

2. You’re speaking very quietly. I can hardly hear you.

3.I’m very tired this morning. I hardly-slept last night.

4. We were shocked when we heard the news, we could hardly speak.

5. Kate was very quiet this evening. She hardly said a word.

6. You look the same now as you looked 15 years ago. You’ve hardly changed.

7. I met Keith a few days ago. I hadn’t seen him for a long time and he looks very different now. I hardly recognized him.

100.5

1. I’ll have to go shopping. We’ve got hardly any food.

2. It was a very warm day and there was hardly any wind.

3. ‘Do you know much about computers? ‘No, hardly anything.’

4. The hotel was almost empty. There was hardly anyone staying there.

5. I listen to the radio quite often but I hardly ever watch television.

6. Our new boss is not very popular. Hardly anybody likes her.

7. It was very crowded in the room.  There was hardly anywhere to sit down.

8. We used to be good friends but we hardly ever see each other now.

9. It was nice driving this morning. There was hardly any traffic.

10. I hate this town. There’s hardly anything to do and hardly anywhere to go.

Adjectives and adverbs (1) (quick / quickly)

Unit 99 - I E G - Adjectives and adverbs (1) (quick / quickly)

99.1

1. We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily.

2. Our team lost the game because we played very badly.

3. I had little difficult finding a place to live. I found a flat quite easily.

4. We had to wait a long time but we didn’t complain. We waited patiently.

5. Nobody knew George was coming to see us. He arrived unexpectedly.

6. Mike keeps fit by playing tennis regularly.

99.2

1. The driver of the car was seriously injured.

2. The driver of the car had serious injuries.

3. I think you behaved very selfishly.

4. Rose is terribly upset about losing her job.

5. There was a sudden change in the weather.

6. Everybody at the party was colorfully dressed.

7. Linda likes wearing colorful clothes.

8. She fell and hurt herself quite badly.

9. He says he didn’t do well at school because he was badly taught.

10. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look safe.

11. He looked at me angrily when I interrupted him.

99.3

1. Our holiday was too short. The time passed very quickly.

2. Tom doesn’t take risks when he’s driving. He’s always careful.

3. Sue works continuously. She never seems to stop.

4. Alice and Stan are very happily married.

5. Monica’s English is very fluent although she makes quite a lot of mistakes.

6. I cooked this meal specially for you, so I hope you like it.

7. Everything was very quiet. There was complete silence.

8. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me perfectly.

9. Do you usually feel nervous before examinations?

10. I’d like to buy a car but it’s financially impossible for me at the moment.

99.4

1. I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was reasonably cheap.

2. George’s mother is seriously ill in hospital.

3. What a big house! It’s absolutely enormous.

4. It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only slightly damaged.

5. The children are normally very lively but they’re unusually quiet.

6. When I returned home after 20 years, everything had completely changed.

7. The film was unnecessarily long. It could have been much shorter.

8. A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was badly planned.

 

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Adjectives: word order ( a nice new house) Adjectives after verbs (You look tired)

Unit 98 - I E G -     Adjectives: word order ( a nice new house)

                                     Adjectives after verbs (You look tired)

 98.1

1. a beautiful table (wooden / round)        A beautiful round wooden table.

2. an unusual ring (gold)                             An unusual gold ring.

3. a new pullover (nice)                               A nice new pullover.

4. a new pullover (green)                            A new green pullover.

5. an old house (beautiful)                          A beautiful old house.

6. black gloves (leather)                              Black leather gloves.

7. an American film (old)                           An old American film.

8. a long face (thin)                                     A thin long face.

9. big clouds (black)                                   Big black clouds.

10. a sunny day (lovely)                             A lovely sunny day.

11. a wide avenue (long)                            A long wide avenue.

12. a metal box (black / small)                 A small black metal box.

13. a big cat (fat / black)                           A big black fat cat.

14. a little village (old / lovely)                A lovely little old village.

15. long hair (black / beautiful)                     Beautiful long black hair.

16. an old painting (interesting / French)    An interesting old French painting.

17. an enormous umbrella (red / yellow)    An enormous red and yellow umbrella.

98.2

1. The first day and second day of the course.    The first two days of the course.

2. Next week and the week after.                          The next two weeks.

3. Yesterday and the day before yesterday.        The last two days.

4. The first week and the second week of September.

The first two weeks of September.

5. Tomorrow and a few days after that.             The next few days.

6. Questions 1, 2 and 3 of the examination.       

The first three questions of the examination.

7. Next year and the year after.                          The next two years.

8. The last day of our holiday and the two days before that.

The last three days of our holiday.

98.3

1. Ann seemed upset this morning? Do you know what was wrong?

2. I can’t eat this. I’ve just tried it and it tastes awful.

3. I wasn’t very well yesterday but I feel fine today.

4. What beautiful flowers! They  smell nice too.

5. You look wet. Have you been out in the rain?

6. Jim was telling me about his new job. It sounds quite interesting, much better than his old job.

98.4

1. This tea tastes a bit strange.

2. I always feel happy when the sun is shining.

3. The children were playing happily in the garden.

4. The man became violent when the manager of the restaurant asked him to leave.

5. You look terrible! Are you alright?

6. There’s no point in doing a job if you don’t do it properly.