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Adverbs Exercise

May 1, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.

1. Although she works ……………………, she does not earn enough.

Correct! Wrong!

Hard is the adverb for this meaning.

2. I am ……………………….. happy to hear this.

Correct! Wrong!

Very is used without much before adjectives.

3. It ………………………. rained this month.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I don’t want to go into …………………….. about how I managed to do this.

Correct! Wrong!

In detail means thoroughly or in depth.

5. Chennai can be ……………………… hot in May.

Correct! Wrong!

Either could be used here. Too can be used to show negative extremes.

6. A soldier should never behave ……………………..

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

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

7. I feel …………………………….. about his health.

Correct! Wrong!

Feel is a copular verb. It is modified by an adjective.

8. They were ……………………….. injured in the crash.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Badly and fatally are adverbs modifying verbs.

9. I enjoy ………………………………. with my dogs.

Correct! Wrong!

Enjoy is followed by an ing form.

10. Although she ran ………………………., she could not win the race.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The movie was ………………………….. boring.

Correct! Wrong!

12. Read the instructions …………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Carefully is the adverb used to modify the verb read.

Answers

1. Although she works hard, she does not earn enough.

2. I am very happy to hear this.

3. It hardly rained this month.

4. I don’t want to go into detail about how I managed to do this.

5. Chennai can be very / too hot in May.

6. A soldier should never behave like a coward / in a cowardly manner.

7. I feel anxious about his health.

8. They were fatally/badly injured in the crash.

9. I enjoy playing with my dogs.

10. Although she ran fast, she could not win the race.

11. The movie was rather / too / quite boring.

12. Read the instructions carefully.

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