IRREGULAR FORMS

Adv which have the same form as the adj.

Use the following words both as adj. and adv:

fast      ______________

______________

hard    ______________

______________

early    ______________

______________

late      ______________

______________

daily    ______________

______________

clean   ______________

______________

long     ______________

______________

far       ______________

______________

straight           ______________

______________

low      ______________

______________

high     ______________

______________

Put the adv. from the list below into the correct column:

always

yesterday

on Sunday

here

last year

easily

now

usually

often

there

away

everywhere

happily

carefully

seldom

badly

Underline the correct word adj or adv.:

The children played quiet/ quietly.

It was raining heavy/ heavily yesterday.

She gave it a careful/ carefully look.

She speaks perfect/ perfectly German.

Have you seen Rebecca recent/ recently?

He’s a slow/ slowly runner.

She sings good/ well.

She bought a nice/ nicely dress.

Write what the underlined word is; Underline the correct item.

adj or adv.

Fast runners win races.      1. He left the room quiet/ quietly.

Mathematics is difficult.    2. Jane works hard/ hardly.

She’s a good typist.            3. He’s a very nice/ nicely man.

She behaved rudely to her boss.            4. The sun is shining bright/ brightly.

You’ve done well in your test.      5. Smoking is bad/ badly for your health.

The clowns are very funny.           6. She behaves very good/ well.

She’s a pretty girl.                                      7. He always dresses smart/ smartly.

He runs fast.                                   8. He shouted angry/ angrily at me.

Ann is very sad.                              9. The chair is comfortable/ comfortably.

She plays the piano beautifully.   10. He smiled sad/ sadly.

Father is very busy in his office.    11. You drive very slow/ slowly.

The doctor arrived immediately.              12. I woke up late/lately this morning

Write sentences using asas; not so as:

(expensive): The glasses the ring.

(tall): Ann ..

..Kate.

(old): Dan .

Tom.

(happy): Richard.

..Ted.

Fill in the blanks with comparatives and superlatives:

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was . (small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was room . the hotel. The weather was terrible, too. It was in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was . (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was (expensive) I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was (expensive) vase .. the whole shop. But (bad) thing .. all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was (horrible) holiday .. my life.

Fill in the blanks with comparatives and superlatives:

A:         I’m happy I’m not a woman!

B:         Why?

A:         Men are (good) . women.

B:         But you are (stupid) person I know.

A:         Don’t be horrible. Men are ..(intelligent) .. women. They are . (logical) and (good) cooks . women are!

B:         Your ideas are . (old-fashioned) . mine. I think women are (clever). They are . (sensible) and (practical) .. men are – and men are (bad) drivers . women because women . (patient).

A:         But men are .. (athletic).

B:         Oh, please. Let’s talk about something else. This is . (ridiculous) conversation I have ever had!

Complete the sentences with “in”, “of”, “than”, “as .. as”, or “the”:

There are six of us in our family: Mum, Dad, my two brothers, Peter and Tony, my sister Tina and me. My two brothers are older me. Peter is oldest but Tony is taller him. Tony is two years younger Peter, though. Tina is .. tall .. I am but her hair is longer and she is heavier me. I think she is more intelligent me. My mother says I am most helpful . all but my father says that I am noisiest all. I don’t know if that is true – but we are happiest family v the street.

Fill in the blanks with comparatives, superlatives and “as .. as”, “(not) so . as”:

(fast/ slow) Peter is a swimmer . Paul. Mary isn’t .. Paul. She is swimmer of all.

(long) The dog has got ears the cat. The cat’s ears aren’t .. the dog’s. The rabbit has got ears all.

(big/ small) A bird is . a butterfly but .. a goat. A butterfly isn’t . a bird. A butterfly is .. all.

Put the adjectives in the right order:

a new / woollen / red / smart / hat

a(n) / modern / luxurious / Italian / car

two / silk / long / beautiful / dresses

a pair of leather / old / brown / shoes

a(n) stone / English / small / church

a green / fantastic / Japanese / large / motorbike

a(n) old / English / heavy / dictionary

a plastic / blue / little / spoon

a new / wooden / black / huge / armchair

a gold / tiny / round / Russian / coin