Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the suitable adverbs

Eg: she waited ................ for the boys to return home.
She waited anxiously for the boys to return home.

1. I ..................... spilled some coffee on the new table cloth.

2. He dressed himself ...................... as he was late.
3. She wept .................. when she heard the tragic news.
4. I looked .......................... for my pen but I could not find it.
5. The boy ran .................... away with the stolen fruit.
6. ........................ is Kim Seng always late for school?
7. Who is that man walking ........................... past our house?
8. We wont have to wait long. The train will be arriving ............................
9. On hearing the news he rushed ..................... to the hospital.
10. The boys listened ........................... to his plan.
11. ..................... are you spending your holidays this year?
12. The little girl refused to go to bed although she was ........................ sleepy.

very

accidentally

where

Bitterly

Why

slowly

hastily

quietly

immediately

everywhere

quickly

Shortly