I.

Fill in the Gap

Complete the sentences with the best adverb.
Hint: Not every adverb is needed.
slowly carefully beautifully well
suddenly
quickly
quietly

loudly

carelessly

easily

excitedly

finally

1. Come here ____________. You have to see this!

2. We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
3. He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4. Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.
5. Lets walk ________________. I dont want to be the first one at the meeting.
6. Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
7. Everything happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a month.
8. Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!
9. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
10. I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.

II. Adverb or Adjective?

Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.
To make adverbs we often add ly at the end of an adjective (words that describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun) beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)
1. Hes always in a rush. I dont understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. Its always_______________ (quiet/quietly).

3. Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a position
all summer.
4. Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). Shes been taking ballet since she was five
years old.
5. They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two years.
6. My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. Its so annoying.
7. Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9. He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.
10. We didnt ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teachers instructions. Most of
us did not finish the assignment.
Q.2 Use suitable Adjective from those given in bracket.
1. At a .. date, he became the CEO of the company. (later / latter)
2. I prefer the . proposition to the former. (later / latter)
3. I have an . brother. (elder / older)
4. The niece is than her uncle. (elder / older)
5. His .. brother serves in the army. (elder / older)
6. He is the .. member of the club. (eldest / oldest)
7. Broach is from Bombay than Surat. (farther / further)
8. The . time I saw him he was in high spirits. (last / latest)
9. The Moghul Emperor came to an ignominious end. (last / latest)
10. The .. hospital is two miles from here. (nearest / next)
11. I have a brother. He is . than me. (elder / older)

12. No reasons were given. (further / farther)

Q. 3 Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjectives or adverbs.

1. I feel . (unhappy / unhappily)

2. I will get the car . (ready / readily)
3. She is too .. a person to refuse. (polite / politely)
4. We will have to think .. (quick / quickly)
5. She danced .. into the room. (happy / happily)
6. She sang . (bad / badly)
7. I remember him very . (good / well)
8. Cyanide is a poison. (dead / deadly)
9. This steak is very .. cooked. (bad / badly)
10. He was . in love with her. (mad / madly)
11. They were playing fast. (unusual / unusually)
12. I .. believed that you wanted to help me. (wrong / wrongly)

1. John: " Where does Paul live ? "

2. Liz: " Does John have eggs for breakfast ?
3. The campers: " Mrs. Taylor, can we spend the evening in town ?"
4. Wilma: " Deb isn't fun to be with ".
5. Jack: " I wonder why Walter always wears a cap ".
6. Deb: " Wilma, you really are a nice roommate ".
7. Mrs. Taylor: " Where is my wallet ?"
8. Deb to Walter: " My father owns a pub in Scotland ".
9. Liz to Jack: " Will you marry me ? "
10. Liz to Paul: " Do you like going to the swimming pool ?"
11. Wilma: " Why is Deb always in a bad mood ?"
12. Paul to Walter: " Are you glad to be in England ? "
13. Liz: " My brother's got a Ferrari " .
14. Jack to Liz: "You can come and stay in my flat ".
15. Paul: " How long does Liz swim for ?"

John wondered where Paul lived..

Liz wondered if John had eggs for breakfast..
The campers asked Mrs. Taylor if they could spend the evening in town..
Wilma that Deb wasn't fun to be with. -or- Deb wasn't fun to be with..
Jack wondered why Walter always wore a cap..

Deb told Wilma that she really was a nice roommate. -or- Wilma she really was a nice roommate..
Mrs. Taylor wondered where her wallet was..
Deb told Walter that her father owned a pub in Scotland. -or- Walter her father owned a pub in Scotland.
Liz asked Jack if he would marry her..
Liz asked Paul if he liked going to the swimming pool..
Wilma wondered why Deb was always in a bad mood..
Paul asked Walter if he was glad to be in England..
Liz said that her brother had got a Ferrari. -or- her brother had got a Ferrari.
Jack told Liz that she could come and stay in his flat. -or- Liz she could come and stay in his flat..
Paul wondered how long Liz swam for..

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3. carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7. suddenly, 8. loudly,
9. well, 10. beautifully

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily, 4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8. good, 9. angrily,
10. completely