Exam book grade 8

Choose the right word to complete the sentences.

1. My father’s working quite / certainly hard at the moment.

2. I’m really / nearly busy today. I’ve got a lot to do.

3. It’s quite / nearly time to go for the train.

4. I will probably / quite take the bus home later.

5. I’m not a fan of planes. I certainly / nearly don’t want to fly on one.

6. They go on holiday to Italy really / nearly every year.

GRAMMAR
Complete the paragraph with one or more suitable words, using information from the text.

1. You can walk to my school very ________________ (easy) from my house.

2. Do your homework very ________________ (careful). It’s easy to make mistakes.

3. They ran very ________________ (fast) so they weren’t late for the competition.

4. The boy who lives in the house next to me plays his drums very ________________ (loud). It’s hard for me to do my homework when he’s playing them.

5. I really enjoyed the football match. My team played especially ________________ (good).

6. Please speak ________________ (quiet). I’ve got a bit of a headache.

7. Sorry. Could you say that again a bit more ________________ (slow)?

8. The children played together very ________________ (happy). They really enjoyed the game.

Make adverbs from the adjectives in brackets. Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs.

1. She really tried to win the competition, but she played the piano. (bad)

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2. My little brother always speaks while we’re watching a film. (noisy)

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3. You have to study to pass this exam. (hard)

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4. He sang at the concert last night. (beautiful)

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5. My father shouted when I got home late. (angry)
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6. They were talking in the library. (quiet)

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7. They won the match. (easy)

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8. Our team played on Saturday but we lost the match. (good)

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