Deck 24: Adjectives and Adverbs

Question 1

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Katia purchased (this, those) vitamins on the Internet.

A) this
B) those

Answer 1

B

Question 2

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Lee is a (good, well) singer, but he didn't perform well on stage last night.

A) good
B) well

Answer 2

A

Question 3

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Barcelona is one of the _______________ (lovely) cities in Spain.

A) lovelier
B) more lovely
C) loveliest

Answer 3

C

Question 4

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Juan and Velma are the ___________ (happily) married couple whom we know.

A) more happily
B) happiliest
C) most happily

Question 5

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Our house is one of the ____________ (old) in the town.

A) older
B) most old
C) oldest

Question 6

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Jamal returned his phone messages (prompt, promptly).

A) prompt
B) promptly

Question 7

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Fay and Min (recent, recently) visited Paris.

A) recent
B) recently

Question 8

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Rhode Island is _____________ (small) than Maine.

A) smaller
B) more small
C) smallest

Question 9

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Which of the two ground coffees is the ___________ (strong)?

A) stronger
B) more strong
C) strongest

Question 10

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Because of the construction outside, it was (real, really) hard to concentrate during the lecture.

A) real
B) really

Question 11

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
She cooks (good, well) enough to have her own cooking show on television.

A) good
B) well

Question 12

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
This sapphire ring cost _______________ (little) than the diamond necklace.

A) more little
B) least
C) less

Question 13

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Of the participants in the Tour de France, Isaac is the ___________ (good) mountain biker.

A) more good
B) most good
C) best

Question 14

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
He is a __________ (good) conversationalist than his best friend.

A) more good
B) better
C) best

Question 15

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Your car is ___________ (fast) than Peter's.

A) faster
B) more fast
C) fastest

Question 16

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
After several sleepless nights, Sergei had a (good, well) night's sleep last night.

A) good
B) well

Question 17

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Tim borrowed (this, these) book from the teacher.

A) this
B) these

Question 18

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
This is the ______________ (bad) fire the city has ever experienced.

A) more bad
B) worse
C) worst

Question 19

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
He plays both the drums and the flute (good, well).

A) good
B) well

Question 20

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Tom's (shocking, shockingly) bad behavior surprised all of us.

A) shocking
B) shockingly

Question 21

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Dina has always been a _________________ (good) businesswoman than Mildred.

A) better
B) more good
C) best

Question 22

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Jenny was the _____________ (good) tap dancer in the chorus line.

A) more good
B) better
C) best

Question 23

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
I think (quick, quickly), but I have an awful memory.

A) quick
B) quickly

Question 24

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Sarah sighed (heavy, heavily) at the thought of the work left to do.

A) heavy
B) heavily

Question 25

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Of all my friends, Dupont is the ___________ (rich).

A) richer
B) most rich
C) richest

Question 26

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
The new movie was received (good, well) by the critics.

A) good
B) well

Question 27

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Of my two sisters, Dora is the _____________ (good) pianist.

A) more good
B) better
C) best

Question 28

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Andrew paced (nervous, nervously) from room to room.

A) nervous
B) nervously

Question 29

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
My grandfather is a ______________ (successful) gardener than I am.

A) successfuler
B) more successful
C) more successfuler

Question 30

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
You surely planned a (good, well) surprise party.

A) good
B) well

Question 31

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Although Kirby was extremely sick, he played ball very (good, well).

A) good
B) well

Question 32

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Today is a (good, well) day for me to interview; I expect to do well.

A) good
B) well

Question 33

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
David is no _____________ (smart) than he was last year.

A) smarter
B) more smart
C) smartest

Question 34

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Emil is the _________________ (big) pain in the neck I know.

A) bigger
B) most big
C) biggest

Question 35

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
The writer has proofread this manuscript (careful, carefully).

A) careful
B) carefully

Question 36

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
This is the _____________ (bad) cold I ever had.

A) baddest
B) worse
C) worst

Question 37

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
Kristina spoke (soft, softly) to the visitors, who sat on soft cushions.

A) soft
B) softly

Question 38

For each of the following sentences, select the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
It is (real, really) cold today.

A) real
B) really

Question 39

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Jake was the ______________ (slow) base runner on the team.

A) slower
B) most slow
C) slowest

Question 40

For each of the following sentences, select the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in the parentheses.
Cheryl is the _______________ (bad) researcher I know.

A) baddest
B) worse
C) worst