English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Review: adjectives and adverbs

A. Complete the table with the correct forms.

B. Complete the email by writing one word in each space.

Hi Philip

I’m having a great time here in Warsaw. It’s a 1……lot…… nicer than I expected. The weather’s been really warm – about 28°C most days. Yesterday it was too hot to go outside, so we went to a shopping centre to stay cool.

Warsaw’s 2……………. biggest city in Poland – nearly 2 million people live here. It’s not as big 3……………. London, but it’s much bigger 4……………. any other cities in Poland.

On Monday we went to the Palace of Culture. It’s 5……………. tallest building in Poland. We went to the top, and we could see the whole city – it was fantastic. But little Danny didn’t see much – he wasn’t tall enough to see over the walls!

The Old Town is amazing – it looks really old, but in fact almost no buildings are 6……………. than about 60 years old. We wanted to eat in a restaurant in the Old Town, but it was 7……………. expensive than restaurants back home! Can you believe it? So we bought some sandwiches in the city centre – they were much 8……………. expensive than the food in the Old Town.

OK, so now it’s your turn to write. You hardly ever write to me.

Best wishes

Louise

C. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a. Use two to four words including the word in brackets.

1   a She has a beautiful singing voice. (sings)

      b She ……sings beautifully…… .

2   a Nobody in my town drives as badly as Harry. (driver)

      b Harry is ……………………… in my town.

3   a Their house is nearer the sea than ours. (from)

      b Our house is ……………………… than theirs.

4   a You are speaking too quietly. I can’t hear you. (enough)

      b I can’t hear you. You aren’t speaking ……………………… .

5   a Her new sports shoes were very expensive. She bought them in America. (American, expensive, sports, new)

      b She has ……………………… shoes.

6   a She is slower than me at learning English. (more)

      b She is learning English ……………………… am.

7   a He did a silly dance. (way)

      b He danced ……………………… .

8   a This book isn’t as interesting as her earlier one. (less)

      b This book ……………………… her earlier one.

9    a Today is far colder than yesterday. (warm)

               b Today is a ……………………… than yesterday.

D. Write complete sentences, putting the adjectives and adverbs in the best places. You may need to change a to an (or an to a).

1   We have a meal in a restaurant on Sundays. (big, expensive, usually)

      We usually have a big meal in an expensive restaurant on Sundays.

2   I study before an exam. (always, hard, important)

      …………………………………………

3   Please speak. Th e baby is. (asleep, more, quietly)

      …………………………………………

4   I get up when I’m on holiday. (early, hardly ever)

      …………………………………………

5   You wear your coat. (blue, never, old)

      …………………………………………

6   I don’t answer my emails. (important, quickly, sometimes)

      …………………………………………

7   He’s a man, but he’s. (a bit, boring, nice, very)

      …………………………………………

8   My car is than my one. (a lot, better, new, old)

      …………………………………………

9   She laughs and she doesn’t smile. (never, often)

      …………………………………………

10   You eat and you don’t eat vegetables. (enough, fresh, quickly, too)

        …………………………………………

E. Match the pairs.

a   He always makes mistakes.

b   He never makes mistakes.

a   windy weather.

b   windy.

a   big painting.

b   Chinese vase.

a   today. It’s his birthday.

b   boy.

a   as Mike.

b   than Mike.

a   my class.

b   my friends.

a   He has nothing to do.

b   He always talks about football.

a   often go dancing.

b   never go dancing.

F. Make this story more interesting by adding adjectives and adverbs. You may need to change a to an (or an to a). Use the words in the table and/or your own ideas.

Once upon a time, there was a (silly, young) boy called Jack. He lived (quietly) with his mother. They were. They didn’t have money. They had clothes. They had just one cow.

One day Jack’s mother told Jack to take the cow to the market in the city. Jack and the cow walked to the market. Jack heard somebody calling his name. He turned round and saw a man. The man was wearing clothes. ‘Give me some gold and I’ll give you some beans,’ the man said.

Jack thought about it. ‘I don’t have any gold,’ he said. ‘I only have this cow.’

The man took the cow and Jack took the beans home to his mother.

When Jack got home, his mother was. ‘You boy!’ she said. ‘You sold our cow for these beans! You are!’ Jack’s mother threw the beans through the window and into the garden.