Fundamental English 3

EXERCISE 9 Complete the sentences with the adjectives.

surprised / surprising
1. I was very __________________________ to see a robot doing Uncle Rob’s

housework!
2. It’s not _________________ that children learn how to use computers form a

young age.

bored / boring
3. I don’t enjoy playing computer games. I find them ________________________.
4. Andy sometimes feels ______________________________ in the school holidays.

excited / exciting

5. Joanne is __________________________ about her trip to the Science Museum.
6. New advancements in computer technology are very ______________________.

ADVERB

 We usually form an adverb by adding -ly to the adjective. bad - badly
 Adjectives ending in -le, drop the -e and take -y. possible - possibly
 Adjectives ending in a consonant + y, drop the -y and take -ily.

easy - easily
 Adjectives ending in -l take -ly. hopeful - hopefully.
 Adjectives ending in -ic usually take -ally. basic - basically

BUT public - publicly
 Some adverbs are not formed according to the above rules. They have

either a totally different form or the same form as the adjective.

good  well fast  fast hard  hard

early  early late  late

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Adverbs of frequency go after auxiliary verbs and the verb to be, but
before main verbs.
Dan can never wake up early. Sally is always late.
Dad sometimes cooks dinner.

Adverbs of manner go before the main verb, after the auxiliary verb or at
the end of the sentence.
He easily scored the first goal. She is patiently waiting for a bus.
Sam closed the door quietly.

Adverbs of degree (absolutely, completely, totally, extremely, very, quite,

rather etc.) go before an adjective, an adverb or a main verb, but after an

auxiliary verb.

It’s very hot in here. She quite liked the meal.

I didn’t totally agree with the decision.

Adverbs of place and time usually go at the end of the sentence.
Let’s go inside. Shall we go now?

EXERCISE 10 Fill in the gaps with the adverb form of
the adjectives in the list.

loud happy good slow

1. My brother speaks German really ___________________________.
2. I can’t hear you. Can you speak more ________________________?
3. Drive _________________________, Tom. The roads are icy.
4. “I love my computer”, Sally said _______________________________.

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EXERCISE 11 Put the adverbs in the correct position.

1. I’m happy with my new printer. (very)
____________________________________________________________________

2. Sam is playing. (outside)
____________________________________________________________________

3. John plays computer games. (often)
____________________________________________________________________

4. Jo is going to London. (next week)
____________________________________________________________________

REVIEW

Choose the best answer.
Item 1 - 3 Read the conversation and choose the best answer.

Operator : 911. What can I do for you?
Tomas : ___________1____________.
Operator : When did it happen?
Tomas : It happened last night at my house.
Operator : What was taken?
Tomas : I don’t know.
Operator : How do you know there was a break-in?
Tomas : ____________2_____________
Operator : I will send a squad car to your house right now.
Tomas : ______3______.

1. 1) I want to order pizza 2) The light were out everywhere.
3) I am reporting a break-in. 4) Nothing at all

2. 1) I guess it happened last night. 2) Don’t ask me.
3) Who knows? 4) Someone busted my house.

3. 1) Please do. 2) Not now. 3) For what? 4) Sure.

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4. When the police arrived, we _____________ for five hours.

1) had been sleep 2) have slept

3) had slept 4) had been sleeping

5. ____________________ had been destroyed before the new one was built.
1) A beautiful big old black wooden house
2) An old big beautiful black wooden house
3) A wooden big old black beautiful house
4) A black big beautiful old wooden house

Item 6 - 7 Find the mistake for each sentences.

6. Even though the work was interesting, Ben was boring with this work.
1) 2) 3) 4)

7. Emma had driven a small new car fastly.
1) 2) 3) 4)

Item 8 - 10 Read the passage and choose the best answer.

A BANK ROBBERY

A serious crime was committed yesterday in the center of London.
A million pounds was stolen from the Nat East Bank in Oxford Street by three
robbers carrying guns. Customers in the bank were told to lie on the floor while
the robbers took the money from the cash. Fortunately, nobody was killed
during the robbery, but two people were hurt. They have been in hospital since
yesterday morning.

8. What country is the crime happened?

1) America 2) England 3) Thailand 4) London

9. How many robbers rob in the bank?

1) One robber 2) Two robbers 3) Three robbers 4) Four robbers

10. How the robbers forced bank customers did while they were robing in the bank?

1) To run out of the bank. 2) To send money to them.

3) To shoot a bank clerk. 4) To lie on the floor.

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