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Adverbs exercise

July 6th, 2011 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using appropriate adverbs.

1. ————————— you are not going out in that old coat?

a) Surely
b) Sure

2. She is sleeping —————————-

a) Sound
b) Soundly

3. Can you be there at six o’clock ————————-?

a) Sharp
b) Sharply

4. She looked at him —————————–

a) Sharp
b) Sharply

5. We have ———————– differing opinions.

a) Wide
b) Widely

6. I hate arriving —————————

a) Late
b) Lately

7. I haven’t been to the opera much ————————–

a) Late
b) Lately

8. I have ————————– got any clean clothes left.

a) Hard
b) Hardly

9. Isn’t that girl dressed ———————–?

a) Pretty
b) Prettily

10. Throw it as ———————– as you can.

a) High
b) highly

Answers

  1. Surely you are not going out in that old coat?
  2. She is sleeping soundly.
  3. Can you be there at six o’clock sharp?
  4. She looked at him sharply.
  5. We have widely differing opinions.
  6. I hate arriving late.
  7. I haven’t been to the opera much lately.
  8. I have hardly got any clean clothes left.
  9. Isn’t that girl dressed prettily?
  10. Throw it as high as you can.