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Name: ……………………………………………..
Class: AET

PERIOD 4: ADVERBS
1. Circle the correct answer:
1. Jack spoke confident/confidently to the audience urging them to elect him president
of the union. He knew he had a good/well chance of winning the election.

2. Melanie quick/quickly ate her lunch. She knew the meeting was
important/importantly and she didn't want to be late.

3. Sophie lived in Thailand for several years. She speaks Thai fluent/fluently, and she
knows the culture very good/well.

4. The hot/hotly, humid weather made it difficult to enjoy the tropical beach. Miriam
seemed more uncomfortable/uncomfortably than relaxed.

5. The entrance examination is extreme/extremely challenging. Very few people make

it into the prestigious/prestigiously medical school.

6. This airline's complete/completely lack of organization is astounding. I have been

very patient/patiently up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if you don't find
my baggage immediately.

7. The young girl sings amazing/amazingly well for someone her age. Her
performance was spectacular/spectacularly to say the least.

8. The skies became surprisingly dark/darkly as the moon moved between the Earth
and the Sun. As the eclipse progressed, the people in the streets stood silent/silently
waiting for the sun's warmth to return.

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9. Although Beth speaks soft/softly and seems quite timid/timidly, she is the leading
expert in her field. Don't underestimate her abilities.

10. After the medieval cathedral was tragic/tragically burnt down last year, the city
quick/quickly rebuilt it stone for stone. It looks exactly the same as it did before the fire.

2 Put one adverb into each sentence:

(absolutely, regularly, almost, mostly, physically, wildly)
a. The stalls are _______ fruit-sellers.
b. The supporters were ______ excited when their team scored the first goal.
c. We were _______ sure we would win.
d. Dinner is _______ ready now.
e. She ________ jogs to keep herself _______ fit.

3. Put the adverb in the correct place in the sentence:

a. The children are playing football. (in the garden)

b. We went to the cinema. (yesterday)

d. John fell off the bike (almost).

e. Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers (probably).

f. My uncle is moving to Stockholm soon (definitely).

g. She can speak English. (fluently)

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4. Recognizing the words adverbs Modify. On each blank at the right, write
whether each underlined adverb modifies an adjective or another adverb.
EXAMPLE: The President was extremely upset by the news leak. (adjective: upset)
1. The end of the movie was rather unsatisfying.
2. Alison will almost certainly finish the course.
3. That is an exceptionally good novel.
4. The alarm clock hardly ever wakes me up
5. Dad seemed genuinely surprised by the party.
6. The mayor was quite strongly opposed to the new law.
7. The patient seemed somewhat stronger today.
8. Hardly any cookies were left over.
9. The student worked very diligently.
10. That building is extraordinarily beautiful.

5. Write adverb or adjective to complete the below paragraph:

Madonna
Madonna's ______ (real) name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. She was born
on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. She studied dance at the University of
Michigan. In the late 70s she moved to New York City. She acted in quite a number of
films like "_________(desperate) seeking Susan" and "Evita". Critics believed her unfit
for the role in "Evita", but she performed it __________(earnest) and
________(effective). These two films were received _______(good) by the public.
Madonna has also become a somewhat ___________(ambiguous) symbol of a new
feminism.
So far she has had one __________(unhappy) marriage with actor Sean Penn. On
December 22, 2000 she married Guy Ritchie at a __________(beautiful) castle in
Dornoch, Scotland. Madonna sings, acts and dances _______(real) ______(good).
Despite her age she is still one of the best artists in the world. Moreover she still looks
_________(beautiful).