Fill in the blanks.
1. Follow the directions ……………………… or this medicine may be harmful.
Carefully is an adverb. We use an adverb to modify verbs. Here it modifies the verb follow.
2. One has to be ……………………. to work as a lumberjack.
Hardy mean strong or able-bodied.
3. After that ……………………….. experience I shook for a week.
The present participle is used to talk about the people or things that cause those feelings.
4. The harsh light ………………………. my eyes.
Hurt is the present and past simple form of hurt.
5. There wasn’t much time so I dressed ………………………
Hastily means quickly.
6. A ……………………… search turned up the missing earring.
Hasty is an adjective; hastily is an adverb. We need an adjective here.
7. She isn’t ………………………. to be a good dancer.
Enough goes after the adjective modified by it.
8. The queen received her subjects in a ……………………….. manner.
9. He knew ……………………….. well what I was trying to say.
Full can also be used as an adverb.
10. The expedition was ………………………….. with danger.
Fraught with means filled with.
11. He speaks too ………………….. to be heard.
We need the adverb softly to modify the verb speaks.
12. It was ……………………. a case of mistaken identity.
Solely means purely.
Answers
1. Follow the directions carefully or this medicine may be harmful.
2. One has to be hardy to work as a lumberjack.
3. After that harrowing experience I shook for a week.
4. The harsh light hurt my eyes.
5. There wasn’t much time so I dressed hastily.
6. A hasty search turned up the missing earring.
7. She isn’t graceful enough to be a good dancer.
8. The queen received her subjects in a grand manner.
9. He knew full / fully well what I was trying to say.
10. The expedition was fraught with danger.
11. He speaks too soft to be heard.
12. It was solely a case of mistaken identity.
