Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.
1He spoke ...............
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Use the adverb "loudly" to describe how he spoke.
2I felt ...............
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Use the adjective "happy" after the linking verb "felt".
3I am feeling much ............... today.
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Use "better" after "much" to show an improved state.
4She speaks ............... English.
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Use the adjective "fluent" to describe the noun "English".
5They hit the stone ...............
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Use "hard" as an adverb meaning with force.
6Don't drive too ...............
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Use "fast" because the adverb form is the same as the adjective.
7I was hit ............... on the nose.
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Use "right" to mean exactly in the phrase "right on the nose".
8It serves him ...............
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Use "right" in the fixed expression "serves him right".
9She is ............... waiting for a call from her son.
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Use the adverb "anxiously" to describe how she is waiting.
10The baby is sleeping ...............
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Use the adverb "soundly" to describe how the baby is sleeping.
11He was ............... asleep.
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Use "sound" in the fixed expression "sound asleep".
12"Can I borrow your bicycle?" "..............."
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Use "Sure" as a natural short reply meaning yes.
Answers
- He spoke loudly
- I felt happy
- I am feeling much better today.
- She speaks fluent English.
- They hit the stone hard
- Don’t drive too fast
- I was hit right on the nose.
- It serves him right
- She is anxiously waiting for a call from her son.
- The baby is sleeping soundly
- He was sound asleep.
- “Can I borrow your bicycle?” “Sure“
