SFL/METU
DBE
Repeat Group
November, 2016
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. _ adj _
Tim is drunk, so he can’t walk on a straight line.
2. _ adv_
I can’t drive straight because the road is icy.
3. _ adv _
He came early and waited for the shop to open.
4. _ adj _
The early train leaves just before 6 o’clock.
5. _ adv _
She spends 4 hours studying English. She studies hard.
6. _ adj _
It was a hard race but Chimokel won the race.
7. _ adv _
Chimokel runs fast.
8. _ adj _
Nevin Yanıt is a fast runner.
9. _ adj _
I don’t want to be late for class.
10. _ adv _
My plane landed late, so I missed the meeting.
Exercise 2.
1. incredibly
2. deep
3. good
4. certain
5. hard
6. terribly bad
Exercise 4.
1. quickly
2. badly
3. severely
4. constantly
5. hardly
6. large
7. huge
8. great
9. seriously
10. positive
11. largely
12. expensive
Exercise 5.
1. is better than his (handwriting)
2. more neatly than
3. is less valuable than gold
4. speaks English more fluently than
5. more easily than a truck
6. more confidently on the phone than
Exercise 3.
1. carefully
2. lately
3. quickly
4. slowly
5. easy / easily
6. hard
7. fast
8. serious / seriously
9. soft
10. beautiful/ beautifully
Exercise 6.
1. the safest
2. less experienced
3. extremely
4.hardly
6. badly
7. less dangerously than
8.careful
9. better than
Exercise 7.
1. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less)
Crisps are less nutritious than nuts.
2. İstanbul is more expensive than Ankara. (as…as)
Ankara is not as expensive as İstanbul.
3. Fernandez is the most skillful player in the team. (as…as)
No one else in the team is as skillful as Fernandez.
4. John and Mary have received the same number of job offers. (many)
Mary has received as many job offers as John.
5. The cinema was nearer than we thought. (far)
The cinema was not as far as we thought.
6. This building is older than the theatre. (so…as)
The theatre is not so old as this building.
7. No one plays the piano as well as Fazıl Say. (better)
Fazıl Say plays the piano better than anyone else.
8. We have got the same number of brothers. (many)
I’ve got as many brothers as you (have).
9. Airships aren’t as dangerous as they used to be. (than)
Airships are safer than they used to be.
10. Today I feel happier than ever. (as…as)
I have never felt as happy as (I do) today.
5. interesting