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Adjective vs. Adverb Exercise

February 25, 2021 A2pdf

 

Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Please drive ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "carefully" describes how someone should drive.
2How is your grandmother today? Is she any ...............?
Wrong!
The comparative adjective "better" is used to ask about improvement in health.
3She can speak English really ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "well" describes how she can speak English.
4She ............... said anything.
Wrong!
The adverb "hardly" means almost not at all.
5Despite working ..............., he couldn't get the promotion.
Wrong!
The adverb "hard" means with a lot of effort.
6The police ran ............... and soon caught the thief.
Wrong!
The adverb "fast" describes speed; "fastly" is not standard English.
7We ............... see lions in this area.
Wrong!
The adverb "rarely" means not often.
8My dog can understand everything. He is ............... human.
Wrong!
The adverb "almost" means nearly but not completely.
9No ............... had she arrived than trouble started brewing.
Wrong!
The fixed structure is "No sooner" with "than" to show one event happened immediately after another.
10The mother is ............... waiting for her son to return.
Wrong!
The adverb "anxiously" describes how the mother is waiting.
11All of a ............... he appeared from nowhere.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "all of a sudden", meaning suddenly.
12The man ............... complained about the slow service.
Wrong!
The adverb "loudly" describes how the man complained; before the verb, only the -ly form can be used.

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  1. Please drive carefully.
  2. How is your grandmother today? Is she any better?
  3. She can speak English really well.
  4. She hardly said anything.
  5. Despite working hard, he couldn’t get the promotion.
  6. The police ran fast and soon caught the thief.
  7. We rarely see lions in this area.
  8. My dog can understand everything. He is almost human.
  9. No sooner had she arrived than trouble started brewing.
  10. The mother is anxiously waiting for her son to return.
  11. All of a sudden he appeared from nowhere.
  12. The man loudly complained about the slow service.

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