Adjectives are words used to modify nouns. They usually go before nouns. Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs.
Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.
1He ate the meal ...............
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Use the adverb "quickly" to describe how he ate the meal.
2A ............... fix is unlikely to last long.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "quick" to describe the noun "fix".
3High blood pressure can be a ............... killer.
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Use the adjective "silent" to describe the noun "killer".
4The cat crept ............... across the room.
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Use the adverb "silently" to describe how the cat crept across the room.
5It is an ............... car.
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Use the adjective "affordable" to describe the noun "car".
6She is an ............... writer.
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Use the adjective "eminent" to describe the noun "writer".
7He ran as ............... as he could.
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Use the adverb "fast" after "as" because "fastly" is not standard English.
8I still ............... remember those days.
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Use the adverb "fondly" to describe how the speaker remembers those days.
9You should not take this matter ...............
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Use the adverb "lightly" to describe how you should not take the matter.
10You should act more ...............
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Use the adverb "responsibly" after "act" to describe the manner of acting.
11He was a ............... man.
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Use the adjective "courageous" to describe the noun "man".
12She faced the challenges ...............
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Use the adverb "boldly" to describe how she faced the challenges.
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- He ate the meal quickly.
- A quick fix is unlikely to last long.
- High blood pressure can be a silent killer.
- The cat crept silently across the room.
- It is an affordable car.
- She is an eminent writer.
- He ran as fast as he could.
- I still fondly remember those days.
- You should not take this matter lightly.
- You should act more responsibly.
- He was a courageous man.
- She faced the challenges boldly.