ALCPT Adjective and Adverb Forms Flashcards

Choose the correctly placed adverb: 'She ___ speaks English in the classroom.'

Answer: always

The frequency adverb 'always' is placed before the main verb in affirmative sentences.

Which sentence is correct?

Answer: This is a unique solution.

'Unique' means one-of-a-kind and cannot be modified by degree words like 'very' or 'most.'

Select the sentence with the correctly used adjective or adverb:

Answer: The colonel spoke clearly to the troops.

'Clearly' is the adverb form of 'clear' and correctly modifies the verb 'spoke.'

Choose the correct form: 'He is ___ prepared for the oral portion of the ALCPT.'

Answer: badly

'Badly' is an adverb modifying the adjective 'prepared'; 'bad' is an adjective and cannot modify another adjective.

Which sentence correctly uses a compound adjective?

Answer: She is a well-known instructor.

Compound adjectives placed before a noun are hyphenated ('well-known instructor').

Select the best answer: 'The recruits performed ___ on the listening section than on the reading section.'

Answer: worse

'Worse' is the irregular comparative of 'badly' and 'bad,' used when comparing two things.