Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adverb.
1He worked ............... and finished the project.
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Use "hard" to mean with a lot of effort.
2After the lights went out, all of them disappeared ...............
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Use "soon" to mean after a short time.
3I am ............... sorry.
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Use the adverb "really" to modify the adjective sorry.
4We ............... see lions in this area.
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Use "rarely" because an adverb is needed before the verb see.
5He narrated the story in ...............
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The fixed expression is "in detail", with the singular noun "detail".
6The movie was ............... interesting, so I watched it twice.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "so" and "very" can intensify interesting in this positive sentence.
7I feel ............... about him.
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Use "bad" after feel when it means sorry or unhappy about someone.
8He behaved ...............
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Use "like a coward" to describe the way he behaved.
9He walked ...............
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Use the adverb "slowly" to describe how he walked.
10He resembles his father ...............
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Use "closely" to mean very much or in a strong way with resembles.
11These shoes are ............... uncomfortable.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "rather" and "quite" can modify the negative adjective uncomfortable.
12The lecture was ............... boring.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "quite" and "rather" can modify the negative adjective boring.
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- He worked hard and finished the project.
- After the lights went out, all of them disappeared soon.
- I am really sorry.
- We rarely see lions in this area.
- He narrated the story in detail.
- The movie was so / very interesting, so I watched it twice.
- I feel bad about him.
- He behaved like a coward.
- He walked slowly.
- He resembles his father closely.
- These shoes are rather / quite uncomfortable.
- The lecture was quite / rather boring.