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ENGLISH EXERCISE
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1. She laughed ______ ( furiously, heavily, happily ) when she heard the news.
4. Clothes are sold ______ ( dearly, cheaply, casually ) in that shop because it is
closing down.
5. They cheered ______ ( furiously, loudly, angrily ) at their team, urging them to
push on.
7. Dr. Tan ______ ( thoughtfully, gracefully, gently ) dressed the wound, causing
as little pain as possible.
8. The demonstrators shouted ______ ( angrily, seriously, gaily ) for their boss to
meet them.
9. Visitors to the open-house were ______ ( hastily, truly, warmly ) greeted by the
host.
10. The magician ______ ( cleverly, wildly, patiently ) demonstrated his skill to the
audience.
ANSWER
1 . h app ily
2 . at te nt ively
3 . slowly
4 . c he ap ly
5 . loud ly
6 . fe ve rish ly
7 . g en t ly
8 . ang rily
9 . warmly
10 . cle verly
Adverbs-2
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3. The workers could not ______ ( possible ) complete their work on time.
5. The old man ______ ( clear ) remembered his childhood days during the War.
1. clumsily
2. skillfully
3. possibly
4. hungrily
5. clearly
6. carefully
7. daily
8. fiercely
9. quietly
10. attentively
Adverbs-3
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1. The family waited for the result of the operation with anxiety.
7. He rushed at once to the hospital on hearing that his wife had given birth.
9. My friend is at the present time staying with her aunt in the outskirts of town.
10. The culprit broke the apparatus on purpose.
ANSWER
1. anxiously
2. immediately
3. recently
4. easily
5. occasionally
6. confidently
7. immediately
8. punctually
9. presently
10. purposely
Adverbs-4
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(A) warmly
(B) humbly
(C) gracefully
(D) clearly
(A) happily
(B) wisely
(C) sincerely
(D) truthfully
(A) slowly
(B) roughly
(C) weakly
(D) neatly
(A) smoothly
(B) purposely
(C) rapidly
(D) politely
(A) confidently
(B) faithfully
(C) obediently
(D) fairly
(A) gratefully
(B) easily
(C) fearfully
(D) courteously
(A) comfortably
(B) nervously
(C) painfully
(D) hopefully
8. If you cannot find the item _____ you can try ______.
(A) enough
(B) just
(C) partly
(D) hardly
10. She was ______ frightened that she hid under the bed.
(A) quite
(B) too
(C) very
(D) so
11. The contestant practiced ______ every day before the event.
(A) hard
(B) hardly
(C) much
(D) always
12. The pilot who few the plane dangerously ______ will ______ be questioned.
ANSWER
1A 2C 3B 4D 5A 6C 7B 8A 9C 10D 11A 12C
Adverbs-5
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4. 'You must dress ______ for the interview,' Mrs. Chew advised her daughter.
6. After several questions, the witness just looked ______ at the lawyer.
ANSWER
1. generously
2. hard
3. still
4. smartly
5. rudely
6. blankly
7. angrily
8. quickly
9. softly
10. well
Adverbs-6
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2. He spoke eloquently.
ANSWER
1. Did he behave in a good way.
2. He spoke in an eloquent manner.
3. The door was open in a suspicious way.
4. They tried with great effort.
5. Do your work in a thorough manner.
6. The rain fell in a gentle way.
7. They worked in a cheerfully way / manner.
8. In a short while / Before long / Within a short time the rain will come.
9. He dropped the bag at that place.
10. The dying man replied in a feeble way / manner.
Adverbs-8
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8. He is ignorant to a proverb.
ANSWER
1. Let us forget our quarrels henceforward.
2. It was just here that the was killed.
3. They arrived then.
4. Please come early.
5. He acted promptly.
6. I thank you whole-heartedly.
7. He succeeded finally/ultimately/eventually.
8. he is ignorant proverbially.
9. The wind blew violently.
10. He has answered the question satisfactorily.
Adverbs-9
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1. It is raining heavily.
2. Last week I met my former college mate.
3. His wife seldom cooks.
4. My uncle has just gone out.
5. I'll talk to you later.
6. He has never seen a tiger.
7. He does his homework carefully.
8. This is certainly your best piece of work.
9. Children are often afraid of strangers.
10. We whispered softly together.
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3. You should be ______ careful when you drive on the Karak Highway.
8. You can't be ______ careful nowadays. I keep my gate locked all the time.
10. Jerry was ______ angry that he stormed out of the house.
ANSWER
1. It was too cold to go outside so we stayed home.
2. I was very ill that I stayed in bed for one week.
3. You should be very careful when you drive on the Karak Highway.
4. I was very unhappy at the way she spoke to me.
5. You've come too early. We're not ready.
6. That is my most expensive crockery so I seldom use it.
7. Salsa is a very helpful girl. In fact she is too obliging sometimes.
8. You can't be too careful nowadays. I keep my gate locked all the time.
9. My mother is very irritating when she grumbles.
10. Jerry was so angry that he stormed out of the house.
Adverbs-12
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ANSWER
1. We were very surprised to hear that she is divorced.
2. My Mathematics teacher is much disliked by my classmates.
3. I was very disappointed when you didn't turn up for my party.
4. Your blouse is very pretty. Where did you buy it ?
5. My new assistant does her work very quickly.
6. Azizah likes Johan much better than she likes Julian.
7. I was very frightened when I heard a loud crash in my garden.
8. You can buy local vegetables very cheaply at the Framer's Market.
9. My grandfather was much loved by his grandchildren.
10. My father was very worried when I got home late last night.
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ANSWER
1. Your grandfather is too ill to be taken out of hospital.
2. Jennifer is much admired as an international squash player.
3. Why did you take so long to reply my letter.
4. I was very happy to see my friend who has been away for a too long time.
5. It is too early to have dinner so let's have a drink first.
6. Our class monitor was given a very special prize at the end of the year.
7. Sheena is the cleverest student in Form V.
8. I'm very shocked at the poor service in this expensive restaurant.
9. I was so tired that I could not walk one step more.
10. This soup is very delicious. It is very easy to prepare.
11. The curry was so hot that I had a very bad stomach upset after I ate it.
12. The sky looks very clear this morning. Let's go hiking.
13. When I finished the novel it was so late that I went to sleep straight away.
14. I was very worried when my sister met with an accident.
15. Elena is a very good swimmer.
16. Your car is too old for this journey. It will break down.
17. We arrived too early for the show so we had a drink first.
18. I was very delighted to meet my kindergarten teacher. She was very kind to me.
19. Harry reads very well. He is only four years old.
20. My mother had a very bad headache so she went to bed.
21. You are a very special child.
22. Are you so lazy that you will not help your tired mother ?
23. I found his speech very dull. It was too long.
24. Carlton is very helpful.
25. This is a much traveled road.
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ANSWER
1. (A) Everything is so expensive. Prices seem to go up all the time.
(B) Yes, and the government is supposed to be bringing inflation down.
6. (A) Why don't you read out the letter so that we all know what's in it ?
(B) Yes, and could you speak up so that everyone can hear you.
*****NEXT******
1. Do you have to wear those old jeans ? You could dress ______.
3. To get to London by nine, we can't leave ______ than seven. It takes two hours.
4. There are lots of break-ins. They happen ______ nowadays than before.
5. Do it again ______ and you won't make so many mistakes.
ANSWER
1. Do you have to wear those old jeans ? You could dress more smartly.
2. You needn't go yet. You can stay a bit longer.
3. To get to London by nine, we can't leave later than seven. It takes two hours.
4. There are lots of break-ins. They happen more frequently nowadays than before.
5. Do it again more carefully and you won't make so many mistakes.
6. We can't hear. Could you speak a bit louder ?
7. I could have found the place more easily if I had had a map.
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Fill in the blanks with the correc t forms of the adverbs in brackets.
2. The bus will leave at 6.00 a.m. Can you come ______ ? ( early )
7. We could not walk any ______ ( far ) as we were tired and hungry.
8. Since you have done all your revision, I am sure you will answer the questions
_______ ( confidently ) than you did last year.
ANSWER
I had a strange dream last night. I was in a garden. It was getting dark and it
was terribly cold. My head was aching badly. I was walking out of the garden
when suddenly I saw a girl sitting on a seat. She seemed very unhappy. She
looked up and smiled sadly at me. I felt anxious for some reason. I wanted to
be friendly so I tried hard to think of something to say. But I couldn't. I just
stood there foolishly.
1. faster
2. earlier
3. more loudly
4. more patiently
5. the most gracefully
6. longer
7. farther/further
8. more confidently
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B : We lost. I'm afraid we didn't play very ______. Roger made a ______ mistake.
It wasn't a very ______ day for us. we played really ______.
A : I heard Dave couldn't play because he isn't very ______ at the moment.
B : Yes, I'm afraid he's been ______ for several days. He's still in bed.
ANSWER
B : We lost. I'm afraid we didn't play very well. Roger made a bad mistake. It wasn't a
very good day for us. We played really badly.
A : I heard Dave couldn't play because he isn't very well at the moment.
B : Yes, I'm afraid he's been ill for several days. He's still in bed.
NEXT
2. I didn't want to break the glasses. I packed them all ______ in paper.
6. It was a beautiful day. The sun shone ______ from a clear blue sky.
7. No one else knew about the meeting. The two leaders met ______.
9. The dancer didn't make a mistake. She performed the dance ______.
10. Heidi's English is very correct. And she speaks so ______ too.
ANSWER
1. Something had made your friend angry. He shouted ______ at the waiter.
2. Wayne is happy to play computer games. He'll sit ______ in front of the
computer for hours.
7. The building has to be secure. Did you lock all the doors ______ ?