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Adverbs Exercise

January 10, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. He narrated the incident in ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

In detail is the correct expression.

2. We ……………………… see elephants or bears.

Correct! Wrong!

3. It ……………………… rained this summer.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The movie was ………………………… interesting.

Correct! Wrong!

Too shows undesirable extremes.

5. It was ……………………….. an unexpected situation that I didn’t know how to respond.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The lecture was ………………………… boring.

Correct! Wrong!

Fairly is not used with negative ideas.

7. I feel ……………………….. about it.

Correct! Wrong!

When a person feels sorry for something, they feel bad about it.

8. He behaved …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Cowardly is an adjective. The adverb for this meaning is in a cowardly manner.

9. She has a ………………………… smile.

Correct! Wrong!

Lovely is an adjective. It can modify the noun smile.

10. She is ……………………… short.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Fairly is not used with negative ideas.

11. He is getting ……………………….. day by day.

Correct! Wrong!

When there is an idea of change, the comparative form is used.

12. He ………………………. resembles his father.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. He narrated the incident in detail.
  2. We rarely see elephants or bears.
  3. It hardly rained this summer.
  4. The movie was so interesting.
  5. It was such an unexpected situation that I didn’t know how to respond.
  6. The lecture was quite boring.
  7. I feel bad about it.
  8. He behaved in a cowardly manner.
  9. She has a lovely smile.
  10. She is quite / rather short.
  11. He is getting better day by day.
  12. He closely resembles his father.
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