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Adverbs Exercise

July 10, 2022 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1There were ............... any applicants for the job.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" to mean almost no applicants.
2Work ............... and party harder.
Wrong!
Use "hard" to mean with a lot of effort.
3I ............... watch English movies.
Wrong!
Use "rarely" to mean not often.
4............... had I closed my eyes when shadows started dancing in front of me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Hardly" or "Scarcely" before this inverted past perfect structure.
5You should read the instructions ...............
Wrong!
Use "carefully" because it describes how you should read.
6He is almost always ............... for work.
Wrong!
Use "late" to mean not on time.
7I have been watching a lot of movies ...............
Wrong!
Use "lately" to mean recently.
8He has been partying too much of ...............
Wrong!
Use "late" in the fixed expression "of late" to mean recently.
9We were ............... shocked to hear about his death.
Wrong!
Use "rather" as a degree adverb before the adjective "shocked".
10The car spun ............... off the track and hit a tree.
Wrong!
Use "right" to mean completely in the phrase "right off the track".
11The teacher ............... praised Mia for telling the truth.
Wrong!
Use "rightly" to mean correctly in this sentence.
12The team played ...............
Wrong!
Use "badly" because it describes how the team played.
Done.
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Answers

  1. There were hardly any applicants for the job.
  2. Work hard and party harder.
  3. I rarely watch English movies.
  4. Hardly / Scarcely had I closed my eyes when shadows started dancing in front of me.
  5. You should read the instructions carefully
  6. He is almost always late for work.
  7. I have been watching a lot of movies lately
  8. He has been partying too much of late
  9. We were rather shocked to hear about his death.
  10. The car spun right off the track and hit a tree.
  11. The teacher rightly praised Mia for telling the truth.
  12. The team played badly
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