Adjectives (exercise)

1. Jack spoke to the audience_______ (a. confident b. confidently) urging them to elect him president of the union. He knew he had a ________ (a. good b. well) chance of winning the election.

2. Melanie ate her lunch ________(a. quickly b. quickly). She knew the meeting was _______(a. important b. importantly) and she didn't want to be late.

3. Sophie lived in Thailand for several years. She speaks Thai (a. fluent b. fluently) , and she knows the culture very (a. good b. well) .

4. The ______ (a.hot b. hotly) , humid weather made it difficult to enjoy the tropical beach. Miriam seemed more______ (a. uncomfortable b. uncomfortably) than relaxed.

5. The entrance examination is (a.extreme b. extremely) challenging. Very few people make it into the______ (a.prestigiously b. prestigious) medical school.

6. This airline's _______ (a. completely b. complete) lack of organization is astounding. I have been very ______ (a. patient b. patiently) up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if you don't find my baggage immediately.

7. The young girl sings_______ (a. amazing b. amazingly) well for someone her age. Her performance was_______ (a. spectacularly b. spectacular) to say the least.

8. The skies became surprisingly _____ (a. dark b. darkly) as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun. As the eclipse progressed, the people in the streets stood_______ (a. silent b. silently) waiting for the sun's warmth to return.

9. Although Beth speaks_______ (.a soft b. softly) and seems quite _______ (a. timid b. timidly) , she is the leading expert in her field. Don't underestimate her abilities.

10. After the medieval cathedral was _______(a. tragic b. tragically)burnt down last year, the city_______(a. quick b. quickly) rebuilt it stone for stone. It looks exactly the same as it did before the fire.

11. We______ (a. gradual b. gradually) noticed changes in Diane's personality; she became_______(a. quiet b. quietly) and withdrawn from her friends and family. We finally realized that we had to do something about her drinking problem before it was too late.

12. Nicole grew_______ (a. tired b. tiredly) from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite______ (a.obvious b. obviously) that she needed a long vacation.

13. The tomato plants grew_______ (a. quiet b. quietly) in the rich soil. Mrs. Ficara intended to use the homegrown tomatoes to make her ______ (a.delicious b. deliciously) tempting lasagna.

14. Mr. Tanzer_______ (.a generous b. generously) donated $1,000,000 to the law school's scholarship fund. With this money, they will be able to help low-income students cope with the _______ (a. increasing b. increasingly) cost of education.

15. Tim is_______ (a. good b. well) known for his sense of humor. Last Saturday, when he told the joke about the fireman and the school teacher, everybody there started laughing ________ (a. uncontrollably b. uncontrallable) .