Unit 15: GRAMMAR
A - If the word in bold is correct, put a tick. If it is incorrect, rewrite it
correctly.
1
Whenever she gets home from work, Mum always seems unhappily about
something ………..
2
I don’t know what’s in it, but it smells strongly of cinnamon……………
3
When Terry finally became calmly, I asked him what had
happened……………..
4
I’m glad I didn’t go on holiday with Efy and Graham because it sounded
dreadfully…………
5
It’s hard to believe that the seeds you planted have grown so
quickly……………
6
The car sped past me and turned sharply into the next street……………
7
The actors could tell that the audience were growing restlessly……………
8
Why are you looking so accusingly at me? ……………
9
Add some chilli to the curry because it doesn’t taste spicily
enough……………
10 I don’t think I get angrily very often, but one or two people do really annoy
me……………
11 In the darkness, I felt nervously for the light switch and finally found
it……………
12 Tim appeared tiredly after his tennis match……………
B Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Add any other
words you need.
1
I haven’t had this……………………………………….at work for a long time.
(day, hard)
2
So was……………………………………….it that I never went back to that
country again. (experience, frightening)
3
If we’d known how………………………………………. it was going to be, we
wouldn’t have agreed to do it. (difficult, task)
4
It was as………………………………… as I’d seen in a long time, (moving,
performance)
5
Alex has got that…………………………………he never seems to have to work
hard at school. (good, memory)
6
It was too………………………………… to turn down, (offer, tempting)
7
No matter how………………………………… you have, there’s always the risk
of failure. (career, successful)
8
I don’t think I’ll ever be as…………………………………as my brother, (good,
pianist)
C - Complete the sentences using the words in bold in the correct