Adjective / adverb exercise
April 28th, 2014 in Improve English
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate adjective or adverb.
1. He runs ……………….. (fast / fastly)
2. The thief ……………. escaped. (near / nearly)
3. I had a ……………….. escape. (narrow / narrowly)
4. The child was …………………. run over by the car. (almost / almostly)
5. He ……………….. raised an accusation against me. (even / evenly)
6. I …………….. remember what happened. (quite / quietly)
7. The farmers have been ……………….. affected by the floods. (bad / badly)
8. He is ……………….. to own several cars. (rich enough / enough rich)
9. ……………………, I am not in favor of your going abroad for a job. (Personally / in person)
10. I ………………… recognized him. His appearance had changed a lot. (hard / hardly)
Answers
1. He runs fast.
2. The thief nearly escaped.
3. I had a narrow escape.
4. The child was almost run over by the car.
5. He even raised an accusation against me.
6. I quite remember what happened.
7. The farmers have been badly affected by the floods.
8. He is rich enough to own several cars.
9. Personally, I am not in favor of your going abroad for a job.
10. I hardly recognized him. His appearance had changed a lot.