Fill in the blanks with an adjective or an adverb.
1Janet is a ............... girl.
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Use the adjective "beautiful" before the noun "girl".
2The children sang ...............
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Use the adverb "beautifully" to describe how the children sang.
3The radio is too ................ Please turn down its volume.
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Use the adjective "loud" after "is" to describe the radio.
4She complained ............... about the poor service.
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Use the adverb "loudly" to describe how she complained.
5He is a ............... learner.
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Use the adjective "fast" before the noun "learner".
6I know him ............... well.
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Use the adverb of degree "quite" before "well".
7Proofread your work ............... before submitting it.
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Use the adverb "carefully" to describe how you should proofread.
8You have done an ............... job.
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Use the adjective "excellent" before the noun "job".
9I thought I would pass the test ..............., but I failed after all.
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Use the adverb "easily" to describe how the speaker expected to pass.
10I have ............... had any rest since morning.
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Use "hardly" to mean almost not at all.
11I have been having a lot of headaches of ...............
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Use "late" in the fixed expression "of late".
12He was very ............... of the plan.
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Use the adjective "critical" after "was" to describe his opinion of the plan.
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- Janet is a beautiful girl.
- The children sang beautifully.
- The radio is too loud. Please turn down its volume.
- She complained loudly about the poor service.
- He is a fast learner.
- I know him quite well.
- Proofread your work carefully before submitting it.
- You have done an excellent job.
- I thought I would pass the test easily, but I failed after all.
- I have hardly had any rest since morning.
- I have been having a lot of headaches of late.
- He was very critical of the plan.