Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjectives or adverbs.
1If you work too ..............., you will fall ill.
Wrong!
Use "hard" to mean with a lot of effort.
2The country received ............... any rainfall this year.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" to mean almost no or almost not.
3In a democratic country, everybody has the right to speak ...............
Wrong!
Use "freely" to describe how somebody speaks.
4He hit the nail ...............
Wrong!
Use "hard" to mean with force.
5The show was ............... amusing.
Wrong!
Use "highly" before an adjective to mean very.
6Throw it as ............... as you can.
Wrong!
Use "high" for height or position.
7He has ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use "just" to mean very recently.
8All criminals must be ............... punished for their crimes.
Wrong!
Use "justly" to mean in a fair or deserved way.
9He is never ............... for work.
Wrong!
Use "late" to mean not on time.
10I haven’t been to the theatre much ...............
Wrong!
Use "lately" to mean recently.
Answers
- If you work too hard, you will fall ill.
- The country received hardly any rainfall this year.
- In a democratic country, everybody has the right to speak freely.
- He hit the nail hard.
- The show was highly amusing.
- Throw it as high as you can.
- He has just arrived.
- All criminals must be justly punished for their crimes.
- He is never late for work.
- I haven’t been to the theatre much lately.
