Exercise 1: Put the correct answer into the bracket.
1. He works very hard. It’s not ..... that he's always tired.
A. Surprising
B. Surprised
2. The teacher’s explanation was ..... . Most of the students didn't understand
it.
A. Confusing
B. Confused
3. I seldom visit galleries. I'm not particularly ..... in art.
A. Interested
B. Interesting
4. There’s no need to get ..... just because I'm a few minutes late.
A. Annoying
B. Annoyed
5. The lecture was ..... . I fell asleep.
A. boring
B. bored
6. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I'm ..........
A. exhausting
B. exhausted
7. Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ....................
A. amusing
B. amused
8. We were _________ with the latest film of that director.
A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfactory D. satisfied
9. I love action films. They’re very _______.
A. excited B. exciting C. excitingly D. excitement
10.She travels to Wonderland, and meets a lot of ________ characters on her
adventures.
A. amazing B. amaze C. amazed D. amazingly
11.The movie on TV last night made me __________.
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom
12.We are really ________ about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
13.She is sure that they will find the film _________.
A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainmen D. entertained
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14.“How_________ we are to hear that you got the scholarship!”
- “Thank you. It was really a surprise.”
A. pleasingly B. pleasing C. please D. pleased
15.Why do you always look so _________. Is your life really so ______?
A. boring – bored B. boring – boring
C. bored – boring D. boring – bored
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer.
1. I was disappointing/disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be
better.
2. Are you interesting/interested in football?
3. The football match was very exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It's sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people
for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I
was offered.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/astonished
progress.
8. I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing/amused.
9. It was a really terrifying/terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was
very shocking/shocked.
10.Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so
boring/bored?
11.He's one of the most boring/bored people I've ever met. He never stops
talking and he never says anything interesting/interested.
Exercise 3: Complete each sentence using a word from the box.
amusing/amused annoying/annoyed boring/bored confusing/confused
disgusting/disgusted exciting/excited exhausting/exhausted
interesting/interested surprising/surprised
1. He works very hard. It's not ………………………. that he's always tired.
2. I've got nothing to do. I'm …………………………
3. The teacher's explanation was ……………………. . Most of the students
didn't understand it.
4. The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really …………………..
5. I seldom visit are galleries. I'm not particularly …………………… in art.
6. There's no need to get ……………………. just because I'm a few
minutes late.
7. The lecture was …………………….. I fell asleep.
8. I've been working very hard all day and now I'm ……………………..
9. I'm starting a new job next week. I'm very …………………… about it.
10.Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ………………
11.Liz is a very ………………………… person. She know a lot, she's
travelled a lot and she's done lots of different things.
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer.
1. Beginners may find the terminology confused / confusing.
2. His terrible acting is just embarrassed / embarrassing to watch.
3. I’m not worried / worrying about her—she can take good care of herself.
4. He was really depressed / depressing at the thought of going into the
office.
5. The children watched, fascinated / fascinating, as the picture began to
appear.
6. We did a good job but it’s still disappointed / disappointing to only finish
second.
7. Neighbours were shocked / shocking that such an attack could happen in
their area.
8. It was truly amazed / amazing to see how much work goes into a
Broadway musical.
9. The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprised / surprising given
how far north we are.
10.Many of the listeners surveyed said that they were not satisfied /
satisfying with the station’s programmes.
Exercise 5: Complete these sentences with adjectives ending “ed” or “ing”
1. moved/ moving
- The film was so_______________
- I was deeply _______________ by the film.
2. terrified/ terrifying
- Both of us were _______________ of that violent scene.
- That violent scene was _______________.
3. depressed/ depressing
- The weather was _______________ yesterday.
- The weather made me fell _______________yesterday.
4. annoyed/ annoying
- His tone of voice is so _______________
- I am so _______________ by his tone of voice.
5. shocked/ shocking
- His latest news was _______________.
- We were _______________ at his latest news.
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of
the words in brackets.
1. The director was so _______________ with the actors that he fired all of
them. (satisfy)
2. It is absolutely a visually _______________ movie. (stun)
3. Jane gave up her part-time job because it was too
_______________(exhaust)
4. The rainforests are disappearing at an _______________ rate. (alarm)
5. I am _______________ to know your thought of the movie. (intrigue)
6. Your remarks are_______________. You should apologize. (insult)
7. I was deeply _______________ by the news. (disturb)
Exercise 7: Viết câu hỏi về tần suất.
1. (How often / you / go / to the gym?)
____________________________________________
2. (How often / she / cook / at home?)
____________________________________________
3. (How often / they / travel / abroad?)
____________________________________________
4. (How often / he / watch / movies?)
____________________________________________
5. (How often / you / study / English?)
____________________________________________
6. (How often / we / meet / our friends?)
____________________________________________
7. (How often / it / rain / here?)
____________________________________________
8. (How often / she / read / books?)
____________________________________________
9. (How often / they / play / tennis?)
____________________________________________
10.(How often / he / drive / to work?)
____________________________________________
Exercise 8: Đặt các trạng từ chỉ tần suất vào vị trí đúng ở câu.
1. He plays golf on Sundays (sometimes)
_________________________________________
2. The weather is bad in November. (always)
_________________________________________
3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)
_________________________________________
4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
_________________________________________
5. They watch TV in the afternoon (never)
_________________________________________
6. My brother, Tony, is late for interview. (rarely)
_________________________________________
7. He helps his father (always)
_________________________________________
8. How do you go shopping? (often)
_________________________________________
9. I don’t do my homework after school (hardly)
_________________________________________
10. The school bus arrives at seven. (every day)
_________________________________________
11. I do my homework after school. (often)
_________________________________________
12. He waters the trees in the morning. (usually)
_________________________________________
13. They make noise in the class. (always)
_________________________________________
14. She reads the newspaper in the morning. (sometimes)
_________________________________________
15. Mai brushes her teeth. (every morning).
_________________________________________
Exercise 9: Choose the correct answer.
1. always / goes / She / for a run / in the morning
A. She for a run goes always in the morning.
B. She always goes for a run in the morning.
C. She goes always for a run in the morning.
2. usually / He / takes / the bus / to work
A. He usually takes the bus to work.
B. He takes usually the bus to work.
C. He to work usually takes the bus.
3. rarely / They / eat out / because / they / prefer / cooking at home
A. They rarely eat out because they prefer cooking at home.
B. They eat out rarely because they prefer cooking at home.
C. They because they prefer cooking at home rarely eat out.
4. sometimes / visits / She / her grandparents / on weekends
A. She her grandparents sometimes visits on weekends.
B. She sometimes visits her grandparents on weekends.
C. Sometimes she visits her grandparents on weekends.
5. never / He / smokes
A. He smokes never.
B. Never he smokes.
C. He never smokes.
6. frequently / We / visit / our grandparents
A. We frequently visit our grandparents.
B. Frequently we visit our grandparents.
C. We visit frequently our grandparents.
7. hardly ever / They / watch TV
A. They hardly ever watch TV.
B. They watch hardly ever TV.
C. Hardly ever they watch TV.
8. often / reads / before bed / She
A. She reads often before bed.
B. Often she reads before bed.
C. She often reads before bed.
9. occasionally / travels / He / for work
A. He occasionally travels for work.
B. Occasionally he travels for work.
C. He travels occasionally for work.
10.is / usually / very friendly / She
A. She is usually very friendly.
B. She usually is very friendly.
C. Usually she is very friendly.
Exercise 10: Chọn trạng từ chỉ tần suất đúng.
1. He (often / never) goes to bed early.
2. They (sometimes / always) have a barbecue on Sundays.
3. She (rarely / frequently) eats vegetables.
4. I (occasionally / usually) visit my grandparents.
5. The train (seldom / always) arrives on time.
6. We (never / sometimes) go hiking.
7. He (frequently / rarely) takes a nap in the afternoon.
8. She (often / seldom) listens to classical music.
9. They (occasionally / always) have parties at their house.
10. I (usually / never) drink coffee in the morning.