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Adjectives and Adverbs: Hasty and Hastily, Softly and Solely Exercise

July 14, 2020 A2pdf

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1Follow the directions ............... or this medicine may be harmful.
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The adverb "carefully" describes how someone should follow the directions.
2One has to be ............... to work as a lumberjack.
Wrong!
The adjective "hardy" means strong enough to deal with difficult conditions.
3After that ............... experience, I shook for a week.
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The adjective "harrowing" describes an experience that is very frightening or upsetting.
4The harsh light ............... my eyes.
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The past simple form of this irregular verb is "hurt".
5There wasn't much time, so I dressed ...............
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The adverb "hastily" means quickly or in a hurry.
6A ............... search turned up the missing earring.
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The adjective "hasty" describes the noun "search".
7She isn't ............... to be a good dancer.
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With adjectives, "graceful enough" is the correct word order.
8The queen received her subjects in a ............... manner.
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The adjective "grand" means impressive or splendid.
9He knew ............... well what I was trying to say.
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The fixed expression is "full" in "know full well".
10The expedition was ............... with danger.
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The fixed phrase "fraught with danger" means full of danger.
11He speaks too ............... to be heard.
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The adverb "softly" describes how he speaks.
12It was ............... a case of mistaken identity.
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The adverb "solely" means only or entirely.

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  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 well what I was trying to say.
  10. The expedition was fraught with danger.
  11. He speaks too softly to be heard.
  12. It was solely a case of mistaken identity.

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