ALCPT Adjective and Adverb Forms Flashcards

Choose the correct word: 'The soldier performed ___ under pressure during the exercise.'

Answer: well

'Well' is an adverb and modifies the verb 'performed'; 'good' is an adjective.

Select the correct comparative form: 'This route is ___ than the one we took yesterday.'

Answer: shorter

One-syllable adjectives like 'short' form comparatives by adding '-er,' not 'more.'

Which sentence is correct?

Answer: The test was really hard.

'Really' is an adverb that modifies the adjective 'hard'; 'real' is an adjective and cannot modify another adjective.

Choose the correct superlative: 'She scored ___ of all the recruits on the placement test.'

Answer: highest

'Highest' is the correct superlative of 'high' for comparing more than two items.

Select the correctly formed sentence:

Answer: He speaks English fluently.

Adverbs ending in '-ly' (fluently) modify verbs like 'speaks.'

Which word correctly fills the blank? 'The instructor looked ___ at the student's paper.'

Answer: carefully

'Carefully' is an adverb modifying the verb 'looked'; adjectives cannot modify verbs.