Unit 8 Human Culture Class
GRAMMAR
Adjectives and adverbs
A. Observe the following examples carefully.
a.
The trash is wrapped in neat bundles.
b.
We realize that sodaigomi is a part of larger cycle.
c.
In the morning, the choicest items are gone.
d.
I looked around me quickly, and I happily picked
up one bookcase with both arms.
B. Use the words from the brackets to complete the sentences.
a.
This house is very small. I want to buy a ……………….. one. (much / big)
This
house is very small. I want to buy a much bigger one.
b.
I liked the magic show. It was ………… than I’d expected. (far / exciting)
I
liked the magic show. It was far more exciting than I’d expected.
c.
It was very cold yesterday. It’s …………… today. (a bit / warm)
It
was very cold yesterday. It’s a bit warmer today.
d.
The warmer the weather the ………. I feel. (good)
The
warmer the weather the better I feel.
e.
An average American earns ……………….. than an average Nepali. (considerably /
high)
An
average American earns considerably higher than an average Nepali.
f. Health
care in Nepal is not as ……………… as it is in the US. (expensive)
Health
care in Nepal is not as expensive as it is in the US.
g.
I think the problem is ………………… than it seems. (far / complicated)
I
think the problem is far more complicated than it seems.
h.
You are driving very fast. Would you please drive …………? (a bit/ slowly)
You
are driving very fast. Would you please drive a bit more slowly?
i.
Your handwriting is not legible. Can you write ……………? (a bit/ neat)
Your
handwriting is not legible. Can you write a bit more neatly?
C. Rewrite the following sentences with the sentence beginnings
given below.
a.
Kabir is less intelligent than he pretends. He is not as ………………..
Kabir
is less intelligent than he pretends. He is not as intelligent as he
pretends.
b.
I am busy today but I was busier yesterday. I’m not ………………
I'm
not as busy as I was yesterday.
c.
Hari has lived in Kathmandu for 10 years but Bikram for 20 years. Bikram has…….
Bikram
has lived far more years in Kathmandu than Hari.
d.
I used to study 12 hours a day but nowadays I study only 5 hours a day. I don’t
……
I
used to study 12 hours a day but nowadays I study only 5 hours a day. I
don’t study as much as I used to.
e.
It’s a very good room in our hotel. In fact, it’s the …………………
It’s
a very good room in our hotel. In fact, it’s the best room in our
hotel.
f.
He earns 30 thousand rupees a month but spends 40 thousand. He spends…………..
He
earns 30 thousand rupees a month but spends 40 thousand. He spends more
than he earns.
g.
There is no other mountain higher than Mt. Everest in the world. Mt. Everest is
the ……………..
There
is no other mountain higher than Mt. Everest in the world. Mt. Everest is
the highest mountain in the world.
h.
The place was nearer than I thought. It was not as ………………..
The
place was nearer than I thought. It was not as far as I thought.
i.
Bharat can play better than Mohan. Mohan can’t ………………..
Bharat
can play better than Mohan. Mohan can’t play as good as Bharat.
Extra Questions
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. Look at the
sentences below and decide whether an adverb or adjective is needed. Fill in the correct form – Adjective or
adverb.
1) 1) Do you want to pay.......... ?
(separate)
2)
The snow fell (steady, steadily).
3)
The solution to the crime seemed
(obvious, obviously).
4)
The children behaved .......... , so
they were allowed to go to the party. (good)
5)
The hem of the skirt was (real, really)
crooked.
6)
It’s the .......... painting in the
whole exhibition (valuable)
7)
I .......... drove my car into the
river. It was pretty .......... . (near, close)
8)
The cook prepared an .......... lunch
for the guests. (excellent)
9)
She had .......... money to spend than
last year (little).
10)
Jerry is the .......... student in my
whole class. (bad)
11)
The man became .......... when the guard
asked him to leave. (violent)
12)
The exam was .......... easy.
(surprising).
13)
A .......... written story is very
.......... to read. (good, nice)
14)
Andrea knows the material very (good,
well). She always treats us (good, well).
15)
Australians and New Zealanders are
.......... related. (close)
16)
Can’t we discuss these problems
.......... ? (reasonable)
17)
Computers are .......... used at school
nowadays (wide).
18)
David ran as .......... as he could but
he still arrived .......... . (fast, late)
19)
Does your car run fast enough to do
.......... in the race? (good)
20)
Don’t take this .......... but your
husband is a jerk. (personal)
21)
Don’t talk so .......... . (loud)
22)
Driving at night can sometimes be very
........... (dangerous)
23)
Everything went .......... . (wrong)
24)
Expensive hotels are often ..........
than .......... ones. (comfortable, cheap).
25)
Good computers have been getting quite
.......... .......... . (cheap, recent)
26)
Hank drives .......... . I’m worried
about him. (dangerous)
27)
Have the children behaved ..........
today? (good)
28)
Have you been to the cinema .......... ?
(late)
29)
Have you seen any good films on TV
.......... (late)?
30)
He (correct, correctly) defined the
terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).
31)
He became world champion because he
races very .......... . (good)
32)
He closed the door .......... . (angry)
33)
He did not pass the course as (easy,
easily) as he thought he would.
34)
He did not pass the course as ..........
as he thought. (easy)
35)
He felt .......... so he stayed at home.
(sick)
36)
He found his way .......... through the
.......... light. (easy, bad)
37)
He freely .......... to not being
completely honest. (free)
38)
He is a .......... cook. (terrible /
terribly)
39)
He is a .......... intelligent boy,
probably the best in the class. (high)
40)
He looked .......... at the man’s
signature. (careful)
41)
He looked at me .......... as he told me
the bad news. (sad)
42)
He looked at me .......... when I interrupted
him. (angry)
43) He measured the floor (exact, exactly).
They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.
44)
He put the dishes away .......... (tidy
/ tidily)
45)
He spoke .......... (warm / warmly)
46)
He was .......... affected by the death
of his closest friend. (deep)
47)
He was a very (sensibly, sensible)
person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).
48)
Her English is .......... (well / good)
49) Her voice sounds (beautifully,
beautiful). She sang the song (exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it
(perfectly, perfect).
50)
His brother was .......... .......... to
me when I arrived. (wonderful, kind)
51)
His dad .......... crashed into the post
at the corner (near).
52)
I .......... don’t know where he is.
(honest)
53)
I .......... fell asleep in the middle
of the morning. (near)
54)
I .......... offered to help my friend
study for his exam. (happy / happily)
55)
I am cold, tired and .......... .
(hungry)
56)
I can speak Spanish very .......... .
(good / well)
57)
I can’t call you right now, I’m very
.......... . (busy)
58)
I feel .......... .......... about the
.......... advice I gave you yesterday. (awful, bad, wrong)
59)
I feel .......... about leaving my dog
at mother’s place. (bad)
60)
I felt .......... about my final exams.
(bad)
61)
I find this novel very (interesting,
interestingly). It was (interesting, interestingly) written.
62)
I get paid .......... . (monthly)
63)
I go to the gym (regular, regularly).
64)
I had a .......... dream last night.
(strange)
65)
I have had an .......... headache, so
could you please be .......... ? (awful, quiet)
66)
I like sitting .......... the fireplace.
(near)
67) I lost the game because I had been
playing .......... . It was even .......... than last season’s game. (bad, bad)
68)
I ran .......... to the station. (quick
/ quickly)
69)
I speak English .......... . (well /
good)
70)
I think he’s a .......... good singer
(pretty).
71)
I think you have practiced too much
.......... . (late)
72)
I wish I could swim .......... . (fast)
73)
I’ve .......... finished writing the
book. (near)
74)
I’ve got to go to the dentist. My tooth
is aching .......... . (terrible)
75)
If you want me to work .......... ,
you’ll have to pay me more. (hard)
76)
In the USA food is not as .......... as
in Europe. (expensive)
77)
Is she a .......... princess? (real)
78)
It .......... became hot and the sun
shone .......... from a .......... blue sky. (slow, clear, clear)
79)
It isn’t very .......... that ghosts
.......... exist in this house. (like, actual)
80)
It was .......... of him to buy his
mother flowers. (thoughtful)
81)
It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake
to swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled
(dangerously, dangerous).
82)
It was a .......... lake to swim in.
(dangerous)
83)
It was midnight, and I heard a
.......... noise outside. (strange / strangely)
84)
Jack is a very .......... learner.
(quick)
85)
Jacky finished .......... in the
100-metre sprint (last).
86)
Jane sat there .......... , waiting for
someone to come. (silent)
87)
Jason ate his dinner rather .......... .
(quick)
88)
Jason pitched (wild, wildly).
89)
John held the plate .......... .
(careful / carefully)
90)
John is a .......... worker and he
.......... ever takes a day off. (hard, hard)
91)
John is a pretty .......... tennis
player. (good)
92)
John is one of the most .......... known
teachers in the country. (wide)
93)
John writes so .......... . Look at
these mistakes. (careless)
94)
Julia is a .......... person. (careful /
carefully)
95)
Katrina took a painting class, so she
can paint .......... pictures. (beautiful / beautifully)
96)
Liberace played the piano .......... .
(perfect)
97)
Marty and Judith are .......... married.
(happy)
98)
Mary doesn’t often speak .......... . I
sometimes have problems understanding her. (clear)
99)
Melissa .......... displayed her
portraits. (proud)
100)
Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the
exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).
101)
Most museums can be entered ..........
by everyone (free).
102)
Mr Higgins is .......... upset about
losing his keys. (terrible)
103)
Mr Smith looked .......... when he came
into the room. (angry)
104)
Mr. Smith looked .......... at me when I
arrived late. (angry / angrily)
105)
Mum always dresses .......... .
(beautiful)
106)
My boss is not here but he will come in
.......... (short).
107)
My car broke down yesterday. I hope the
mechanic can fix it .......... . (quick)
108)
My classmate is a .......... person.
(nice / nicely)
109)
My cousin always walks very .......... .
(quick / quickly)
110)
My cousin helped me paint the walls.
He’s done it very .......... . (nice)
111)
My French isn’t very .......... , but I
can understand him .......... if he speaks .......... . (good, perfect, slow)
112)
My friends all tell me that I sing
.......... . (bad / badly)
113)
My sister has been in Spain for only a
year but she speaks Spanish .......... . (perfect)
114)
Nathan stamped his feet .......... (angry)
115)
Of course, I was .......... when I got
an A+ on the exam. (happy / happily)
116)
Rick is a .......... cook. He can
.......... really well. (good, good)
117)
Robert is a very .......... person.
(lazy)
118)
Ron arrived (prompt, promptly) at ten.
119)
Sam .......... slipped on the ice.
(accident)
120)
Sara speaks so .......... that I can
.......... understand her. (fast, hard)
121)
She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees.
She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.
122)
She .......... has a very ..........
paid job. (actual, good)
123)
She always says that she is very
.......... woman. (lonely)
124)
She answered .......... (clever /
cleverly)
125)
She cooks .......... (terrible /
terribly)
126)
She is a very .......... person. (warm /
warmly)
127)
She is the most .......... person I
know. (polite / politely)
128)
She jumped around .......... when she
heard the news. (happy)
129)
She left too .......... to catch the
early train (late).
130) She performed (magnificent,
magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.
131)
She plays the piano ..........
(beautiful / beautifully)
132)
She sang .......... . (happy / happily)
133)
She sang so .......... that most of the
audience left at the break. (bad)
134)
She sent her mother money .......... .
(regular)
135)
She stayed .......... even though she
looked rather .......... . (calm,angry)
136)
She thinks very .......... of me. (high)
137)
She told me that I shouldn’t work so
.......... . (hard)
138)
She used to be a great musician, but she
.......... plays at all now (hard).
139)
She was .......... to him when she heard
that he had lost his job .......... . (friendly, unexpected)
140)
She was a .......... respected fighter
for women’s rights (high).
141)
She worked (careful, carefully) with the
sick child. She was a very (careful, carefully) worker.
142)
Students who study .......... will do
.......... in college. (hard, good)
143)
Sue was .......... upset about losing
her job. (terrible)
144)
Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at
all. The music played (softly, soft).
145)
Temperatures are going to be very
.......... today. (high)
146)
That hamburger tastes .......... (awful)
147)
That was a .......... answer. (clever /
cleverly)
148)
The animals in the zoo can wander around
.......... . (free)
149)
The answer sounded .......... (correct)
150)
The arrow flew .......... of the target
(wide).
151)
The baby rubbed her eyes .......... .
(tired / tiredly)
152)
The ball stopped .......... of the goal
post. (short)
153)
The boss is always .......... -informed.
There’s not much you can hide from him. (good)
154)
The boys always greet .......... .
(friendly)
155)
The car .......... crashed into the
tree. (near)
156)
The cat waited .......... for the mouse
to come out of the hole. (silent / silently)
157)
The cheese on this cracker tastes
(strange, strangely).
158)
The children seemed .......... when they
heard the good news. (happy)
159)
The choir sang (good, well).
160)
The doctor said that that the wound
looked very .......... . (bad)
161)
The driver of the car was ..........
injured in the accident. (serious)
162)
The eagle was flying .......... above
the mountains (high).
163)
The exercise wasn’t very difficult. We
did it .......... . (easy)
164)
The film was .......... . I haven’t seen
one as .......... as that before. (terrible, bad)
165)
The fireman .......... rescued the
people from the burning house. (brave / bravely)
166)
The food was .......... but the service
was .......... . (wonderful, awful)
167)
The game had .......... begun when it
started to rain. (hard)
168)
The girl was .......... dressed when she
appeared on stage (pretty).
169)
The girls wore .......... coloured
skirts. (bright)
170)
The headmaster has a very ..........
voice. (loud)
171)
The house is rather .......... but Joan
has decorated it .......... . (simple,
beautiful)
172)
The house looked (empty, emptily).
173)
The jewels have .......... disappeared.
(mysterious)
174)
The journey was .......... . (quick /
quickly)
175)
The language school is ..........
organized. (efficient)
176)
The little boy .......... kept the
cookie for himself. (selfish / selfishly)
177)
The man .......... opened the door and
looked inside. (nervous / nervously)
178)
The mechanic's tools were (well, good).
The foreman said that his work was (good, well) done.
179)
The music is too .......... . Please
turn it down! (loud / loudly)
180)
The music played .......... in the
background. (soft)
181)
The music was .......... (beautiful /
beautifully)
182)
The novel is .......... written.
(interesting)
183)
The ship was .......... ..........
(incredible, huge)
184)
The situation requires a ..........
investigation. (serious)
185)
The soup tastes .......... . (wonderful)
186)
The stillness of the tomb was (awfully,
awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.
187)
The stranger stared .......... at us.
(cold)
188)
The teacher explained it to us
.......... . (careful)
189)
The teacher tried .......... to make her
class happy (hard).
190)
The teams were matched (even, evenly).
191)
The thief .......... took the money and
walked out the door. (quiet / quietly)
192)
The work that my boss gave me was ..........
. (easy / easily)
193)
There was a .......... noise last night.
Did you hear it? (loud)
194)
They always get home .......... in the
evening. (late)
195)
They come from .......... parts of the
world. (different)
196)
They discussed .......... technical
matters in the meeting. (high)
197)
They had to dig .......... into the
ground to find some water (deep).
198)
They sell .......... clothes in the
department store. (cheap)
199)
They shouted .......... at each other.
(angry)
200)
They went .......... to the headmaster
with their complaint (direct).
201)
Thomas is very .......... . He always
helps me. (kind / kindly)
202)
Those hills look (beautiful,
beautifully).
203)
Try to speak .......... if you are
giving a speech. (clear)
204)
We have had some .......... ..........
discussions .......... . (absolute, fascinating, late)
205)
We left the party .......... because we
had to catch the .......... train. (early, early)
206)
We ran as .......... as we could. (fast)
207)
We thought he played basketball because
he was .......... .......... . (real, tall)
208)
We’ll come back again because we had a
.......... time. (lovely)
209)
When we got home from the airport we
were all very .......... (sleepy)
210)
When you are a .......... parent you
will think .......... about children. (good, different)
211)
Why are you so .......... ? (angry)
212)
You can see .......... mountains very
.......... with these binoculars. (distant, clear)
213)
You have been behaving very ..........
since you arrived. (foolish)
214)
You look .......... . Didn’t you sleep
well? (tired / tiredly)
215)
You look .......... today. (great)
216)
You must send payments (regular,
regularly). We deal on a (strictly, strict) cash basis.
217)
You must send payments .......... .
(regular)
218)
You print so (neat, neatly).
219)
You sound .......... . (happy / happily)
220)
You’d better have a .......... reason
for your .......... behavior. (good, strange)
221)
Your flat seems .......... today. (tidy
/ tidily)
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