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Adjective vs. Adverb Exercise

December 18, 2025 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adjective or adverb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Two people were ............... injured in the accident.
Wrong!
The adverb "badly" describes how the people were injured.
2I felt that she was behaving rather ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "selfishly" describes the way she was behaving.
3There was a ............... change in the weather.
Wrong!
The adjective "sudden" describes the noun "change."
4She fell and ............... injured herself.
Wrong!
The adverb "seriously" describes how she injured herself.
5Don't go up that ladder. It doesn't look ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "safe" follows the linking verb "look."
6My leg was aching. I could ............... walk.
Wrong!
The adverb "hardly" means almost not at all.
7She ............... said anything.
Wrong!
The adverb "hardly" means almost not at all.
8The book was so ............... that I didn't want to put it down.
Wrong!
The adjective "good" describes the book after the linking verb "was."
9I was so tired that I fell ............... in the chair.
Wrong!
The correct fixed phrase is "fall asleep", so the answer is "asleep".
10This shirt is ............... small that I can't wear it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when there is no following noun phrase.
11We don't have to stop for petrol. We have got ...............
Wrong!
The pronoun "enough" means a sufficient amount.
12It is a small car. It doesn't have ............... for all of us.
Wrong!
The phrase "enough room" uses "enough" before the noun.

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  1. Two people were badly injured in the accident.
  2. I felt that she was behaving rather selfishly.
  3. There was a sudden change in the weather.
  4. She fell and seriously injured herself.
  5. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look safe.
  6. My leg was aching. I could hardly walk.
  7. She hardly said anything.
  8. The book was so good that I didn’t want to put it down.
  9. I was so tired that I fell asleep in the chair.
  10. This shirt is so small that I can’t wear it.
  11. We don’t have to stop for petrol. We have got enough.
  12. It is a small car. It doesn’t have enough room for all of us.

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