Choose the right word to fill in each gap
1. The others can’t come so you’ll have to go (alone/ lonely)
2. He was very (asleep/sleepy) so he went to bed.
3. He (lay/ laid) down on the sand and went to sleep.
4. Don’t wear green. It doesn’t (suit/match) you.
5. he put upa big(note/ notice) advertising the concert.
6. They (robbed/ stole)him of all his money.
7. The bus leaves from the (station/ bus stop)nearest to the office.
8. Why don’t you (take/ bring ) your girl friend with you next time? We’d love to
meet her.
9. That’s the man (whose/ who’s)dog bit me.
10. Is it all right if I (go with/ follow) you to the concert on Friday, Pan?
11. I prefer to (hire/ rent) a TV than buy one.
12. Was it Bell who (invented/ discovered) the telephone?
13. What (more/else) did you do in Spain, apart from swimming and sun bathing?
14. I wonder if you’d mind (bringing/fetching) John from next door ? He’s wanted
on the phone.
15. Our hen’s just (laid/lay)an egg.
16. Let’s (lie/ lay) on the grass.
17. How long have you been (lying/ laying) there?
18. Don’t (loose/lose) your tickets.
19. Did you hear that (aloud/ loud)sound?
20. Don’t talk so (loud/ aloud)
21. the dress doesn’t fit. I’ll have to have it (chaged/altered)
22. Whoelse was at the party (besides/ beside) the people from the office?
23. I’m afraid the boot is full. There is no (room / space)for any more suitcases.
24. the answer to the crossword is on the (backside/ back)
25. Ann set (aside/beside) 10 percent of her paycheck to buy a new car.
26. Undersea cables (able/ enable) people to telephone friends in other parts of the
world.
27. Disney world has many robots that look (alive/life)
28. A great (number/amount) of buffalo were shot from train windows in 19th
century-America.
29. Humans have (made/done)great advances in tecnology at the expense of the
environment.
30. The (breaking/ broken) dishes lay on the floor.
31.The (trembled/trembling)children were given a blanket for warmth.
32. The (interesting/interested) tennis match caused a great deal of excitement.
33. When James noticed the (burning/ burnt) building, he notified the fire
department immediately.
34. The (excited/ exciting) passengers jumped into the lifeboats when notified that
the ship was sinking.
35. The (smiling/ smiled) Mona Lisa is on display in the Louvre in Paris.
36. The wind made such (frightening/ frightened) noise that the children ran to their
parents’room.
37. The (frightened/ frightening) hostages only wanted to be left alone.
38. We saw the (advanced/advancing) army from across town.
39. Mrs Harry’ (approved/approving)smile let us know that our speeches were well
done.
40. Our representative presented the (approved/ approving) plan to the public.
41. The (blowing / blown )wind of the hurricane dmaged the waterfront property
42. We were goping to see the movie at the Center theater, but our friends told us it
was a (boring/bored) movie.
43. Mary’s (cleaning/ cleaned)service comes every wennesday.
44. the (cleaning / cleaned) shoes were placed in the sun to dry.
45. We could open the (locking /locked0 door without a key.
46. as we entered the (crowding/crowded) room , I noticed my cousin.
47. Dr James told my brother to elevate his(aching/ ached)foot.
48. The police towed away the (parking/parked) cars because they were blocking the
entrance.
49. Maria has been working very (hard/ hardly) on her thesis.
50. Everything (except/accept) our swimwear is packed and ready to go.
Choose the best answer
1. Rita plays the piano (well/ good) 17. The girls speak English (fluent/
fluently)
2. The plane will arrive (soon/sonly) 18. The food in this restaurant
tastes (good/ well)
3. Your cold sounds (terrible/ terribly) 19. The music sounded too (noisily/
noisy) to be classical
4. Our neighbours appeared (relaxed/relaxedly) 20. The girls speak (fluent/
fluently) French.
5. He was driving (fast/ fastly 21. Paco was working (diligent/
diligently) on the project.
6. The soup tastes (good/ well) 22. John doesn’t look (happily/
happy)
7. Children often become (bored/ boredly) 23. Mr. John looked (quick/
quickly) at my book
8. These flowers are (beautiful/ beautifully) arranged. 24. She reviewed her notes
(careful/ carefully)
9. They became (sick/ sickly) after eating too much 25. I arrived at the airport
(late/ lately)
10. They remained (sad/ sadly) even though I tried to cheer them up.
11. Professor Ingells looked at the exams (happy/ happily)
12. The flowers smell (sweet/ sweetly)
13. The music sounded too (noisily/ noisy)
14. We don’t like to drink (bitter/ bitterly) tea
15. The table has a (smooth/ smoothly) surface
16. The campers remained (calm/ calmly) despite the thunder storm.