EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS

ADVERBS

1. ADVERBS: Write out the sentences using the words in italics in the correct order and then
check with the answers below:

1. The man was searching FRANTICALLY for the paper he had left. IN THE DRAWER IN HIS
OFFICE

in his office / frantically / in the drawer

2. The people were DEEPLY grateful for the help they had been given. IN THE MOUNTAIN
SHELTER ON SATURDAY

in the mountain shelter / on Saturday / deeply

3. We OFTEN used to visit my grandparents. IN ESSEX DURING THE SUMMER

in Essex / often / during the summer

4. The workmen ALLWAYS arrived AT THE BUILDING AT 6AM and started work. RIGHT AWAY

right away / at 6 am / always / at the building

5. The children EAGERLY gathered round the magician. ON THE LAWN IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON

on the lawn / eagerly / in the early afternoon

6. The river rose.SWIFTLY IN ITS ENTIRE COURSE AT THE BEGINING OF THIS WEEK

at the beginning of this week / swiftly / in its entire course

7. After he had finished work, the boy sleptSOUNDLY ON THE HAY IN THE FIELD IN THE
LOFT where he was warm and protected from the cold.

in the loft / soundly / on the hay / in the field

8. The flowers IN THE GARDEN were COMPLETLY ruined after it rained. HEAVILY DURING
THE NIGHT

during the night / completely / heavily / in the garden

9. I had NEVER REALLY thought it possible that there would be so many people. AT THE PALY
ON FRIDAY NIGHT

at the play / on Friday night / really never.

10. There were ROUGHLY a thousand participants taking part.IN THE RACE ON THE BEACH
ON SUNDAY MORNING

in the race / on Sunday morning / roughly / on the beach.

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2. ADVERBS: Highlight the correct option in italics:

1. He slapped him friendly / in a friendly way on the back.

2. Does that flight go direct / directly or is there a stopover?

3. There’s been a lot of talk about European integration late / lately.

4. Our new cell-phone fits easy / easily into the average sized pocket.

5. The path leads straight / straightly to the front door.

6. Jackson came pretty close / closely to winning the last race.

7. You’ll never get better if you don’t eat – you’ve hard / hardly touched your dinner.

8. Animals are now able to wander freely / free throughout the game reserve.

9. Many of the senior staff are right / rightly concerned about their pensions.

10. In late spring the gulls nest high / highly on the cliff face.

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3. ADVERBS: Choose the correct adverb for each gap and put the letter in the gap provided :
Always follow these instructions

When I went to see Italy play in the World Cup I had an (1) …ABSOLUTELY….fantastic time. The
weather was great – it had been (2) QUITE…….wonderful for a few days and on the day of the match
it was (3) ……ABSOLUTELY……… boiling. The match was (4) ……TOTALLY………..brilliant – I
have never enjoyed myself so much. It got (5) REALLY……..exciting as it was a draw at full time so
they played extra time. Each team scored a goal in the extra time so the match then went to penalties
– I was biting my lip because the atmosphere was (6) …UNBELIAVABLY…tense. Every time they
took a shot, I had to close my eyes because it was (7) …VERY….scary. Suddenly I heard a roar from
the crowd, I looked up and was (8) …EXTREMELY…………surprised to realize that Italy had won. I
was (9) …UTTERLY……ecstatic! I was (10) …DOUBLY……..pleased to see that my favourite player,
the captain, of the team, had scored the winning goal!

1 A extremely B almost C absolutely

2 A very B quite C a bit
3 A perfectly B utterly C absolutely
4 A wholly B relatively C totally
5 A really B greatly C absolutely
6 A completely B unbelievably C entirely
7 A very B a bit C perfectly
8 A absolutely B extremely C wholly
9 A remarkably B greatly C utterly
10 A perfectly B doubly C completely
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1. ADVERBS: Write out the sentences using the words in italics in the correct order and then check
with the answers below:

1. The man was searching frantically for the paper he had left in the drawer in his office.

2. The people were deeply grateful for the help they had been given in the mountain shelter on
Saturday.

3. We often used to visit my grandparents in Essex during the summer.

4. The workmen always arrived at the building at 6 am and started work right away.

5. The children eagerly gathered round the magician on the lawn in the early afternoon.

6. The river rose swiftly in its entire course at the beginning of this week.

7. After he had finished work in the field, the boy slept soundly on the hay in the loft where he
was warm and protected from the cold.

8. The flowers in the garden were completely ruined after it rained heavily during the night.

9. I had never really thought it possible that there would be so many people at the play on Friday
night.

10. There were roughly a thousand participants taking part in the race on the beach on Sunday
morning.

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2. ADVERBS: Highlight the correct option in italics:

1. He slapped him friendly / in a friendly way on the back.

2. Does that flight go direct / directly or is there a stopover?

3. There’s been a lot of talk about European integration late / lately.

4. Our new cell-phone fits easy / easily into the average sized pocket.

5. The path leads straight / straightly to the front door.

6. Jackson came pretty close / closely to winning the last race.

7. You’ll never get better if you don’t eat – you’ve hard / hardly touched your dinner.

8. Animals are now able to wander freely / free throughout the game reserve.

9. Many of the senior staff are right / rightly concerned about their pensions.

10. In late spring the gulls nest high / highly on the cliff face.

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3. ADVERBS: Choose the correct adverb for each gap and put the letter in the gap provided :
Always follow these instructions
 When I went to see Italy play in the World Cup I had an (1) …C….fantastic time. The weather was
great – it had been (2) …B….wonderful for a few days and on the day of the match it was (3) …C……
boiling. The match was (4) …C…..brilliant – I have never enjoyed myself so much. It got (5) …A..
exciting as it was a draw at full time so they played extra time. Each team scored a goal in the extra
time so the match then went to penalties – I was biting my lip because the atmosphere was (6) ……
B…tense. Every time they took a shot, I had to close my eyes because it was (7) ……A….scary.
Suddenly I heard a roar from the crowd, I looked up and was (8) …B……surprised to realize that Italy
had won. I was (9) ……C…ecstatic! I was (10) ……B…..pleased to see that my favourite player, the
captain, of the team, had scored the winning goal!

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