His girlfriend sounded cross

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #284 [color=blue]“Basic Grammar Exercises (9)”, question 2

His girlfriend sounded … on the phone. However, she wouldn’t tell him why she was angry.

(a) crossest
(b) crosser
(c) cross
(d) crossed

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #284 [color=blue]“Basic Grammar Exercises (9)”, answer 2

His girlfriend sounded cross on the phone. However, she wouldn’t tell him why she was angry.

Correct answer: (c) cross

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
His girlfriend sounded crossed on the phone. However, she wouldn’t tell him why she was angry.
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wt is sounded cross mean?

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She seemed to be annoyed when she spoke to him.

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Hello! Why sounded crossed is incorrect? The whole sentence is: “His girlfriend sounded
cross on the phone”. With kind regards, Oinas.

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‘crossed’ is a verb with a very different meaning.
‘cross’ means annoyed or angry, and never changes to ‘crossed, crossing, etc’.