Some adverbs have two forms – one like the adjective and the other with -ly.
Complete the following sentences using an adverb of the appropriate form.
1I will be there at six o'clock ...............
Wrong!
Use "sharp" after a time to mean exactly at that time.
2You should not have spoken to your mother so ...............
Wrong!
Use "sharply" to mean in a rude, angry, or severe way.
3I ............... assumed that she was lying.
Wrong!
Use "rightly" before a verb to mean correctly or justifiably.
4It serves him ...............
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "right" in "serve someone right".
5The child was sleeping ...............
Wrong!
Use "soundly" after "sleep" to mean deeply and peacefully.
6We started ............... after breakfast.
Wrong!
Use "right" before a time phrase to mean immediately or exactly then.
7I ............... believed that she loved me.
Wrong!
Use "wrongly" before a verb to mean incorrectly.
8You guessed ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "wrong" and "wrongly" can follow "guessed" in this sentence.
9My friends are ............... vegetarians.
Wrong!
Use "mostly" to mean mainly or for the most part.
10This is the ............... unforgettable day of my life.
Wrong!
Use "most" to form the superlative in this phrase.
11I have ............... got any new clothes.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" to mean almost not at all.
12I haven't read anything interesting ...............
Wrong!
Use "lately" to mean recently.
Answers
- I will be there at six o’clock sharp
- You should not have spoken to your mother so sharply
- I rightly assumed that she was lying.
- It serves him right
- The child was sleeping soundly
- We started right after breakfast.
- I wrongly believed that she loved me.
- You guessed wrong / wrongly
- My friends are mostly vegetarians.
- This is the most unforgettable day of my life.
- I have hardly got any new clothes.
- I haven’t read anything interesting lately