Adverbs for Storytelling
"We were walking home when it started to rain heavily. ________, we had an umbrella in our bag."
a) Unfortunately
b) Fortunately
c) Sadly
d) Strangely
b) Fortunately
"The weather during our beach vacation was ________. It rained every single day, so we couldn't go outside."
a) fabulous
b) terrible
c) amusing
d) outstanding
b) terrible
"The teacher ________ helps me with my English homework is very patient."
a) which
b) who
b) who
"Mark fell asleep during the movie because he was very ________."
a) boring
b) bored
b) bored
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets: [ read ].
"I ________ a book when my friend called me."
"The students were listening quietly to the teacher when, ________, a cat jumped through the open window."
a) Suddenly
b) Luckily
c) Sadly
d) Coincidentally
a) Suddenly
"The singer's performance was ________. The audience stood up and applauded at the end of the show."
a) silly
b) disgusting
c) outstanding
d) weird
c) outstanding
Complete the sentence using either who or which.
"I really like the chocolate cake ________ my sister baked yesterday."
which
"It was a very ________ result. Nobody expected our team to win the championship match!"
a) surprised
b) surprising
b) surprising
Complete the sentence using the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets: [ play ].
"She is tired because she ________________________ tennis all morning."
has been playing
"My dog usually barks at strangers. ________, he walked up to the new neighbor and sat down quietly."
a) Strangely
b) Fortunately
c) Sadly
d) Miraculously
"We watched a new comedy show last night. The jokes were ________, and we couldn't stop laughing!"
a) odd
b) hilarious
c) terrible
d) disgusting
b) hilarious
Choose the sentence that correctly combines these two ideas into one sentence:
Idea 1: "We stayed at a cozy hotel."
Idea 2: "The hotel had a swimming pool."
a) We stayed at a cozy hotel who had a swimming pool.
b) We stayed at a cozy hotel that had a swimming pool.
c) We stayed at a cozy hotel it had a swimming pool.
d) We stayed at a cozy hotel who it had a swimming pool.
b) We stayed at a cozy hotel that had a swimming pool.
Complete the gap using the correct form of the word "excite".
"We are going to the theme park tomorrow, so the children are extremely ________."
excited
Choose the correct sentence to describe an activity that started in the past and is still happening now.
"Look at the ground outside! It is completely wet because it ________ all morning."
a) has been raining
b) has being raining
c) is been raining
d) have been raining
a) has been raining
"Sarah traveled to Rome for her holiday and, ________, her classmate from school was staying in the same hotel."
a) Unfortunately
b) Coincidentally
c) Sadly
d) Suddenly
b) Coincidentally
"Paying $200 for a plain cotton t-shirt is completely ________. Nobody should spend that much money on simple clothes."
a) amusing
b) ridiculous
c) fabulous
d) weird
b) ridiculous
What TWO relative pronouns from the box that can correctly complete this sentence:
[ who | which | that ]
"The doctor ________ examined my grandfather was very professional."
who | that
Complete BOTH gaps using the correct -ed and -ing forms of the base verb in brackets: [ terrify ].
"Horror movies are ________, which is why my younger brother is always ________ after watching them."
terrifying / terrified
Complete BOTH gaps using the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets: [ sleep / knock ].
"The baby ________________________ soundly when someone ________________________ on the front door."
was sleeping / knocked
"The car was completely destroyed in the accident; ________, the driver walked away without any injuries."
a) Unexpectedly
b) Miraculously
c) Strangely
d) Coincidentally
b) Miraculously
"The food was left in the sun for three days and had a terrible smell. It looked completely ________."
a) silly
b) odd
c) disgusting
d) amusing
c) disgusting
Make a sentence that combines these two ideas using "who", "which" or "that":
Idea 1: "We found a lost dog."
Idea 2: "The dog belonged to our neighbours."
We found a lost dog that / which belonged to our neighbours.
"Our history teacher tells funny stories and keeps everyone laughing. He is a very ________ teacher."
a) amused
b) amusing
b) amusing
Choose the sentence that shows the correct question structure in the Present Perfect Continuous tense.
a) How long you have been waiting here?
b) How long have you been waiting here?
c) How long have you waiting here?
d) How long has you been waiting here?
b) How long have you been waiting here?