ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (1) EXERCISES Directions: Decide whether the underlined words are right or wrong. Correct the wrong words. Examples: The driver of the car was serious injured. wrong – seriously. Be quiet, please! I’m trying to think. right. 1. I waited nervous in the waiting room before the interview. ________________ 2. Why were you so unfriendly when I saw you yesterday? ________________ 3. Alice and Stan are very happy married. ________________ 4. Tom’s English is not very good, but his German is almost fluent. ______________ 5. It rained continuous for four days. ________________ 6. Eve lived in the U.S. for five years, so she speaks very well English. _____________ 7. Everybody at the party was very colorful dressed. ________________ 8. Art likes wearing colorful clothes. ________________ 9. Sue is terrible upset about losing her job. ________________ Directions: Complete the sentences with adverbs. The first letter(s) of each adverb are given. Example: We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily. 1. We had to wait for a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited pat_____________. 2. I lost the tennis match because I played very ba__________________. 3. I don’t think he trusted me. He looked at me so sus__________________. 4. Sorry, I didn’t mean to kick you. I didn’t do it int__________________. 5. Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived unex_________________. 6. Jan has just found a job in a store, but she won’t be staying there long. She is only there tem_______________ until she can find another job. 7. My French isn’t very good, but I can understand per______________ if people speak sl______________ and cl________________. 8. I had very little difficulty finding an apartment. I found one quite ea________________.