Fill in the blanks. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use adjectives and adverbs correctly.
1The fire ............... destroyed the building.
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The adverb "completely" modifies the verb "destroyed".
2I ............... left my wallet at home.
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We need the adverb "stupidly" to modify the verb "left"; here it means that it was stupid of me to do it.
3Indore is said to be the ............... city in India.
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The superlative form of "clean" is "cleanest".
4Despite being ..............., I didn't get the job.
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The adjective "well-qualified" describes the person in this sentence.
5He is ............... with his result.
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Use "disappointed" to describe how someone feels.
6He works ............... but he does not earn much.
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The adverb "hard" means with a lot of effort here.
7They have rented an office in a ............... building.
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In normal adjective order, size comes before age or style, so "large modern" is correct.
8I can't run as ............... as him.
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The adverb form is "fast", not "fastly".
9I absolutely loved ............... chapters of this novel.
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The phrase "the last two" correctly means the final two chapters.
10It is ............... hot for the time of the year.
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The adverb "unusually" modifies the adjective "hot".
11People have been waiting for a long time, and they are getting ...............
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After "getting" in this meaning, use the adjective "impatient".
12Today I got up ............... than usual.
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The comparative form of "early" is "earlier".
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- 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.