Fill in the blanks. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use adjectives and adverbs correctly.
1. The fire .......................... destroyed the building.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the adverb completely to modify the verb destroyed.
2. I ......................... left my wallet at home.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Indore is said to be the ........................... city in India.
Correct!
Wrong!
Cleanest is the superlative form of clean.
4. Despite being ............................, I didn't get the job.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He is .............................. with his result.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He works ............................ but he does not earn much.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hard can be an adjective or adverb. Hardly means scarcely.
7. They have rented an office in a ............................... building.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I can't run as ......................... as him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Fast can be an adjective or adverb. There is no such word as fastly.
9. I absolutely loved .............................. chapters of this novel.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It is ........................... hot for the time of the year.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hot is an adjective. We need an adverb to modify an adjective. Unusual is an adjective.
11. People have been waiting for a long time and they are getting .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Get is a copular verb. We use an adjective to modify copular words.
12. Today I got up .......................... than usual.
Correct!
Wrong!
Earlier is the comparative form of early.
Answers
- The fire completely destroyed the building.
- I stupidly left my wallet at home.
- Indore is said to be the cleanest city in India.
- Despite being well-qualified, I didn’t get the job.
- He is disappointed with his result.
- He works hard but he does not earn much.
- They have rented an office in a large modern building.
- I can’t run as fast as him.
- I absolutely loved the last two chapters of this novel.
- It is unusually hot for the time of the year.
- People have been waiting for a long time and they are getting impatient.
- Today I got up earlier than usual.
