Topic 1 Adjectives and Prepositions

1 Ronald is particularly fond ____ jelly beans.

A| of
B| at
C| on
2 Shirley is keen ____ horses.
A| on
B| to
C| with
3 I am only interested ______ making money, baby.
A| with
B| to
C| in
4 Mr. Goodson is good _____ basketball.
A| about
B| at
C| on
5 I am absolutely fascinated ______ nature.
A| for
B| about
C| by
6 Gary is terrified _______ spiders.
A| of
B| with
C| to
7 I am annoyed ________ her attitude.
A| with
B| for
C| against
8 What are you afraid ______?
A| to
B| with
C| of
9 He is really shy ______ girls.
A| at
B| with
C| for
10 The taste is different _________ what I had expected.
A| with
B| from
C| about
11 Im addicted _____ these sweets. I love them!
A| at
B| on
C| to
12 You should be ashamed _____ your behavior!
A| of
B| from
C| to
13 Are you aware _____ the new guidelines?
A| of
B| to
C| on
14 Im so jealous _____ her new cellphone!
A| of
B| with
C| at
15 People are getting fed up _____ these high prices.
A| with
B| on
C| for

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16 His mother was so proud _____ him when he got into Harvard.
A| of
B| to
C| with
17 Im used _____ spicy curries. I once lived in Sri Lanka for a year.
A| at
B| with
C| to
18 Whats wrong _____ this tap? I cant turn it off.
A| with
B| on
C| for
19 Hes really bad _____ tennis. Youll beat him easily.
A| with
B| at
C| for
20 Im rather impressed _____ the new BMW.
A| for
B| with
C| to
21 Are you related _____ Mr. Smithers?
A| to
B| on
C| at
22 Im really sensitive _____ loud noises.
A| to
B| from
C| on
23 This safe is full _____ cash.
A| of
B| with
C| at
24 Well keep you safe _____ harm.
A| with
B| at
C| from
25 Australia is famous _____ kangaroos and other odd creatures.
A| on
B| for
C| with

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Answer Key:
1| A 2| A 3| C 4| B 5| C 6| A 7| A 8| C 9| B 10| B 11| C 12| A 13| A 14| A 15| A
16| A 17| C 18| A 19| B 20| B 21| A 22| A 23| A 24| C 25| B

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Topic 2 Adjective or Noun?

1 Which word is an adjective?
A| difference
B| differ
C| different
2 Which word is an adjective?
A| body
B| fitness
C| healthy
3 Which word is an adjective?
A| agreeable
B| agreement
4 Which word is a noun?
A| confident
B| confide

C| agree

C| confidence

5 Which word is a noun?

A| joy
B| happy
C| glad
6 Which word is a noun?
A| equipped
B| equipment

C| equip

7 Which word can be an adjective?

A| confused
B| confusion
C| confuse
8 Which word is a noun?
A| hopeless
B| hope

C| hopeful

9 The birth of my first child brought me great _____.

A| joy
B| happy
C| glad
10 I am very _____ that I will succeed.
A| confident
B| confidence
C| confide
11 Im so _____ to finally meet you.
A| glad
B| joy
C| happiness
12 Which word is a noun?
A| fear
B| frightened

C| scared

13 Which word is Not a noun?

A| honor
B| honest
C| honesty
14 Dont let _____ stand in your way.
A| frightened
B| fear
C| scared
15 It is a great _____ to finally meet you.
A| honesty
B| honor
C| honorable

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16 Which word is a noun?

A| late
B| actual
C| lateness
17 Which word is a noun?
A| real
B| realistic
C| reality
18 Which word is an adjective?
A| evaluation
B| valuable
C| value
19 Which word is an adjective?
A| late
B| lately
C| lateness
20 You have to wake up and face the ____________.
A| reality
B| real
C| realistic
21 These features actually add ____________ to the product.
A| valuable
B| evaluate
C| value
22 This piece of work looks _________.
A| familiarity
B| familiar
C| family
23 Pamela is actually a very ______________ person.
A| cooperation
B| cooperative
C| co-operate
24 Which word is NOT an adjective?
A| good-looking
B| sweet
C| feeling
25 The old woman had great ____________ in her eyes.
A| sadly
B| sad
C| sadness

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Answer Key:
1| C 2| C 3| A 4| C 5| A 6| B 7| A 8| B 9| A 10| A 11| A 12| A 13| B 14| B 15| B
16| C 17| C 18| B 19| A 20| A 21| C 22| B 23| B 24| C 25| C

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Topic 3 Adjectives with -ed and -ing

1 The monster is ___________.
A| frightened
B| frightening
2 I felt __________ when I saw the monster.
A| frightened
B| frightening
3 Little Joe was getting ____________ during the class.
A| bored
B| boring
4 He reckoned that the class was ________.
A| bored
B| boring
5 It's so _________ when the elevator breaks down.
A| annoyed
B| annoying
6 George gets so __________ when the elevator breaks down.
A| annoying
B| annoyed
7 What an ___________ sight!
A| amazing
B| amazed
8 George was ____________ at the news.
A| amazed
B| amazable
9 What an ___________ time we had!
A| exciting
B| excited
10 George gets very _________ when there's a war.
A| exciting
B| excited
11 That was such an _______ trip!
A| exhausted
B| exhausting
12 Pete was _______ after running the marathon.
A| exhausting
B| exhausted
13 The poor kitten was _______ during the thunderstorm.
A| terrified
B| terrifying
14 It was a _______ experience for the kitten.
A| terrified
B| terrifying
15 It was so _______ when I tripped and fell during the awards ceremony!
A| embarrassed
B| embarrassing

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16 I felt so _______ when I spilled chocolate sauce on my blouse.

A| embarrassing
B| embarrassed
17 This chapter of our course is so _______.
A| confusing
B| confused
18 She is _______ and she doesnt know where to go.
A| confused
B| confusing
19 I am _______ that you didnt visit the Vatican when you were in Rome.
A| surprising
B| surprised
20 The movie has such a _______ ending.
A| surprising
B| surprised
21 I was _______ to find my front door wide open.
A| alarming
B| alarmed
22 There is an _______ number of unemployed people in this region.
A| alarmed
B| alarming
23 The lights and music were _______.
A| overwhelmed
B| overwhelming
24 Jenny was _______ by the number of fans who turned up.
A| overwhelmed
B| overwhelming
25 Joe was _______ by the commotion going on outside.
A| distracted
B| distracting
26 Its really _______ when your phone rings every two minutes.
A| distracted
B| distracting

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Answer Key:
1| B 2| A 3| A 4| B 5| B 6| B 7| A 8| A 9| A 10| B 11| B 12| B 13| A 14| B 15| B
16| B 17| A 18| A 19| B 20| A 21| B 22| B 23| B 24| A 25| A 26| B

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Topic4Adverbs

1Whichofthefollowingwordsisanadverb?
A|happilyB|happyC|happiness

2Whichofthefollowingwordsisanadverb?
A|prettilyB|prettyC|prettiness

3Georgepulledouthisguns_________.
A|quicklyB|quickC|quickestly

4They________gowherenoonehasgonebefore.
A|boldlyB|boldC|boldestly

5Whichsentenceiscorrect?
A|Shequicklyrantothestore.B|Sheranquicklytothestore.C|AandB

6____________,heneverreturnedfromthewar.
A|UnfortunateB|UnfortunatelyC|Fortunate

7Sammyeatsso_______.
A|fastB|fastlyC|fasterly

8Pauline__________tookdownthevolunteers'names.
A|hurrylyB|hurriedlyC|hurry

9Benwhispered_________inJerry'sear.
A|softestB|softC|softly

10Whichsentenceiscorrect?
A|Youprofessionallysodoit.B|Youdoitsoprofessionally.C|AandB

11Fantasiasingsreally________.
A|goodB|wellC|goodly

12Williamsingsreally_________.
A|worselyB|badlyC|bad

13Anadverbcandescribe_______.
A|anadjectiveB|averbC|AandB

14Petesingsso_______.
A|badderB|badlyC|bad

15Theballrolled_______downthehill.
A|slowlyB|slowC|slower

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AnswerKey:
1|A2|A3|A4|A5|C6|B7|A8|B9|C10|B11|B12|B13|C14|B15|A

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