PRACTICE 7: ADVERB

Exercise 1

Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the blanks with corresponding adverb.

1. James is careful. He drives                                                                      

2. The girl is slow. She walks                                                                        

3. Our English teacher is perfect, she speaks English                                                                        

4. Our teacher is angry. She shouts     

5. My neighbour is a loud speaker. He speaks                                                                     

6. He is a bad writer. He writes                                                                   

7. Jane is a nice guitar player. He plays the guitar                                                                               

8. He is a good painter. He paints                                                                              

9. She is a quiet girl. She does her job                                                                                     

10. This exercise is easy. You can do it                                                                                     

 

Exercise 2 : Adjective or Adverb Exercise 

Choose the correct item:

1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).

2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.

3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.

4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.

5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled (dangerously, dangerous).

6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.

7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song (exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it (perfectly, perfect).

8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).

9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).

10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played (softly, soft).

11. Andrea knows the material very (good, well). She always treats us (good, well).

12. You must send payments (regular, regularly). We deal on a (strictly, strict) cash basis.

13. The mechanic's tools were (well, good). The foreman said that his work was (good, well) done.

14. She worked (careful, carefully) with the sick child. She was a very (careful, carefully) worker.

15. He did not pass the course as (easy, easily) as he thought he would.

16. I find this novel very (interesting, interestingly). It was (interesting, interestingly) written.