Adverbs exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate adverbs.

1. She worked ……………….. and passed the examination.

a) hard

b) hardly

c) Either could be used here

2. He is ……………….. sorry.

a) very much

b) very

c) Either could be used here

3. We ………………… see a lion.

a) scarcely

b) rarely

c) Either could be used here

4. He told the story in ………………….

a) detail

b) details

c) Either could be used here

5. He behaved …………………..

a) cowardly

b) like a coward

c) Either could be used here

6. I feel ………………. about it.

a) badly

b) bad

c) Either could be used here

7. I enjoy ………………… novels.

a) reading

b) to read

c) Either could be used here

8. He resembles ……………………

a) closely to his father

b) his father closely

c) Either could be used here

9. The lecture was …………………. boring.

a) rather

b) fairly

c) Either could be used here

10. ………………….. such a sight.

a) Never have I seen

b) Never I have seen

c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. She worked hard and passed the examination.

2. He is very sorry.

3. We rarely see a lion.

4. He told the story in detail.

5. He behaved like a coward. (Cowardly is an adjective. It cannot be used to modify the verb behaved.)

6. I feel bad about it. (Feel is a copular verb. It should be followed by an adjective.)

7. I enjoy reading novels.

8. He resembles his father closely.

9. The lecture was rather boring.

10. Never have I seen such a sight.