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Adjective Or Adverb Exercise

July 19, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.

1. Please write more …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Here the adverb legibly modifies the verb write.

2. How is your grandmother? Is she any …………………………..?

Correct! Wrong!

Use the comparative form when there is an idea of change.

3. He can speak …………………………… German.

Correct! Wrong!

Here the adjective fluent modifies the noun German.

4. The small house was …………………………… bigger than a hut.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She works the ………………………. when she does something for her family.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the superlative form after the.

6. A car cannot carry as ………………………… people as a bus.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the positive form of the adjective in the expression as...as... Use many with plural nouns and much with uncountable nouns.

7. That was a …………………………… thing to do.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I ……………………….. watch action movies.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either rarely or seldom is possible here.

9. They waited ……………………………. for their father.

Correct! Wrong!

Here the adverb anxiously modifies the verb waited.

10. All of a …………………………., a dark figure emerged in the hallway.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He ran as ………………………… as he could.

Correct! Wrong!

Fast can be an adjective and an adverb. The positive form is used in the expression as...as...

12. She looked …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Look is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs to modify copular verbs.

Answers

  1. Please write more legibly.
  2. How is your grandmother? Is she any better?
  3. He can speak fluent German.
  4. The small house was hardly bigger than a hut.
  5. She works the hardest when she does something for her family.
  6. A car cannot carry as many people as a bus.
  7. That was a stupid thing to do.
  8. I rarely / seldom watch action movies.
  9. They waited anxiously for their father.
  10. All of a sudden, a dark figure emerged in the hallway.
  11. He ran as fast as he could.
  12. She looked sad.
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