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Adjectives And Adverbs Exercise

August 24, 2021 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Please do it ...............
Wrong!
Use the adverb "quickly" to modify the verb "do."
2He ran as ............... as he could.
Wrong!
The word "fast" is the correct adverb in this comparison.
3I am not ............... interested in this offer.
Wrong!
Use "much" before this adjective to mean "very" or "greatly."
4She walked with ............... difficulty.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "difficulty."
5She said ............... anything.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" to mean "almost not."
6I was ............... inside the house when the kids started yelling.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" to show that one action happened immediately before another.
7We ............... see elephants in cities.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "rarely" and "hardly ever" mean that this almost never happens.
8It was a ............... occurrence.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "rare" before the noun "occurrence."
9The students are ............... waiting for the results.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "anxiously" to modify the verb phrase "are waiting."
10It happened all of a ...............
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "all of a sudden".
11I was ............... to hear the news.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "eager" after "was" to describe the subject.
12We ............... listened to his anecdotes.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "eagerly" to modify the verb "listened."

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  1. Please do it quickly.
  2. He ran as fast as he could.
  3. I am not much interested in this offer.
  4. She walked with much difficulty.
  5. She said hardly anything.
  6. I was hardly inside the house when the kids started yelling.
  7. We rarely / hardly ever see elephants in cities.
  8. It was a rare occurrence.
  9. The students are anxiously waiting for the results.
  10. It happened all of a sudden.
  11. I was eager to hear the news.
  12. We eagerly listened to his anecdotes.

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