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Adverbs exercise

April 20, 2012 A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate adverbs.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1We will have to do something ...............
Wrong!
Use the adverb "quickly" to describe how we will have to do something.
2She danced ............... into the room.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "happily" to describe how she danced.
3The fish was ............... cooked.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "badly" to describe how the fish was cooked.
4I don't remember him very ...............
Wrong!
Use the adverb "well" after the verb "remember".
5It is ............... hot today.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "terribly" to intensify the adjective "hot".
6She was driving ............... fast.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "unusually" to modify the adjective "fast".
7I was ............... in love with him.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "madly" in the expression "madly in love".
8I hate arriving ...............
Wrong!
Use "late" to mean not on time.
9He was ............... punished for his crimes.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "justly" to mean fairly or deservedly.
10My husband ............... forgot my birthday.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "completely" to describe the verb "forgot".
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  1. We will have to do something quickly.
  2. She danced happily into the room.
  3. The fish was badly cooked.
  4. I don’t remember him very well.
  5. It is terribly hot today.
  6. She was driving unusually fast.
  7. I was madly in love with him.
  8. I hate arriving late.
  9. He was justly punished for his crimes.
  10. My husband completely forgot my birthday.
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