Adverbs

Prepared by: Kashif Shahid

:Mehwish Shehzadi
1. He can run ____ better than I do. He is a professional 3. The teacher spoke ____ to me.
runner. A) kind
A) more B) kinder
B) far C) generously
C) too D) kindness
D) very E) kindly
E) a little
2. He ____ committed the crime, but the evidence is not 4. He has been living ____ since the war started in his
convincing. country.
A) perhaps A) anywhere
B) probably B) nowhere
C) possibly C) farther
D) undoubtedly D) nearly
E) honestly E) abroad
5. Wait for me here. I'll ____ be back. 8. "He ____ eats meat" means he doesn't eat meat at
anytime habitually.
A) recently
B) then A) rarely
C) now B) hardly any
D) soon C) never
E) tomorrow D) sometimes
E) perhaps
6. "I rarely go there means" I do not ____ go there. 9. "I have ____ 1 0 dollars" means I have not more than
A) sometimes 1 0 dollars with me.
B) frequently A) hardly
C) hardly B) some more
D) never C) fewer than
E) ever D) almost
7. "He doesn't understand it yet" means the negative E) only
10. ____ he is a good runner but I have never watched
action of not understanding ____ continues. him run a race.

A) yes A) Apparently
B) never B) Luckily
C) still C) Fortunately
D) however D) Doubtfully
E) somehow E) By looking
11. ____ , we managed to reach the top of Mt. Everest. 14. He is very punctual. He is ____ on time for school
A) Unfortunately A) rarely
B) Probably B) often
C) Luckily C) sometimes
D) Undoubtedly D) never
E) Obviously E) always

12. ____ , he was that sort of a man who was not suited 15. ____ you go to the theatre is a matter of personal
for this job. He couldn't succeed. preference.
A) How long
A) Actually B) When
B) Happily C) How far
C) Surely D) Why
D) Luckily
E) What time
E) Fortunately

13. This room is not big ____ for both of us to study our 16. You should give me ____ information about his
lessons. identity in case I don't recognize him.
A) at all A) far
B) nearly B) a little
C) just C) further
D) so D) many more
E) enough E) less
17. ____ the dog bit the stranger although it looked very 19. I can ____ remember his name, it's been years since I
friendly. spoke to him last.
A) Unexpectedly A) quite
B) Fortunately B) frankly
C) Admittedly C) hardly
D) Naturally D) simply
E) Honestly E) badly

18. What have you done ____ 20. The judge sentenced him to be executed as he had
? ____ attempted to kill a man.
A) nowadays
B) these days
A) unlikely
C) recently
B) deliberately
D) still
C) occasionally
E) up to date
D) elaborately
E) unwillingly
 Answer Key:

1: B 15: D
2: B 16: C
3: E 17: A
4: E 18: C
5: D 19: C
6: B 20: B
7: C
8: C
9: E
10: A
11: C
12: A
13: E
14: E