Adverbs With Two Forms

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adverb.

1. He was …………………………… injured in the accident. (fatal / fatally)

2. I am ………………………. sure that he is lying. (dead / deadly)

3. I felt ………………………….. (bad / badly)

4. The birds flew ……………………………… in the sky. (high / highly)

5. Any help would be ………………………… appreciated. (high / highly)

6. I have ………………………….. had any rest since morning. (hard / hardly)

7. I …………………………………… assumed that she was seeing him. (right / rightly)

8. I was hit …………………………. on the nose. (right / rightly)

9. ‘Can you help me?’ ‘…………………………………….’ (Sure / Surely)

10. He speaks English really …………………………… (well / good)

11. She is always …………………………. for work. (late / lately)

12. I have been watching a lot of movies …………………………………… (late / lately)

Answers

1. He was fatally injured in the accident.

2. I am dead sure that he is lying.

3. I felt bad.

4. The birds flew high in the sky.

5. Any help would be highly appreciated.

6. I have hardly had any rest since morning.

7. I rightly assumed that she was seeing him.

8. I was hit right on the nose.

9. ‘Can you help me?’ ‘Sure.’

10. He speaks English really well.

11. She is always late for work.

12. I have been watching a lot of movies lately.