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GRAMMAR - ADVERBS

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I worked very ______ last week.

a)

hard

b)

hardly

2.

He _____ worked:­ he did the minimum amount of work needed and made very little effort.

a)

hardly

b)

hard

3.

I could _____ speak any English when I was young.

a)

hard

b)

hardly

4.

He often arrives _____.

a)

late

b)

lately

5.

He’s been studying hard ____. He’s got exams at the end of the month.

a)

late

b)

lately

6.

Have you seen any good films _____?

a)

late

b)

lately

7.

This is certainly _____ recommended.

a)

high

b)

highly

8.

This is certainly _____ recommended.

a)

high

b)

highly

9.

The stars were shining _____ above us.

a)

high

b)

highly

10.

He hung the picture _____ on the wall.

a)

high

b)

highly

11.

Children under four can travel ____.

a)

free

b)

freely

12.

All these services are available to the public _____ of charge.

a)

free

b)

freely

13.

In France he could write _____, without fear of arrest.

a)

freely

b)

free

14.

Can you move it ____? It’s fragile.

a)

carefully

b)

careful

15.

Don’t go so _____.

a)

fastly

b)

fast

16.

I never get up _____ at the weekends.

a)

earlyly

b)

early

17.

Children learn things ____ than adults.

a)

faster

b)

fastlier

c)

more fastly

18.

You speak _____ than a loudspeaker.

a)

louder

b)

loudlier

c)

more loudly

19.

He arrived ______, so he had to wait for the others.

a)

the earliest

b)

the earlyliest

c)

the most early

20.

I speak English ______ now than last year.

a)

fluenter

b)

more fluently

c)

fluentlier

21.

Planes go _____ than trains.

a)

less slowly

b)

less slowlier

c)

less slow

22.

Angela is __________ good with animals

a)

amazing

b)

amazingly

23.

As soon as I saw him, I was __________ he had been drinking

a)

surely

b)

sure

24.

Do you think that's a __________ diamond in her ring?

a)

real

b)

really

25.

He was wearing a ___________ astonishing tie.

a)

truly

b)

true

26.

I felt her arm ________________ to see if there were any bones broken

a)

gentle

b)

gently

27.

I read an ______________ article in the newspaper this morning

a)

amazing

b)

amazingly

28.

John was _______________ kind to me when I went to his country

a)

wonderful

b)

wonderfully

29.

Keith seemed ____________, but there was something cruel underneath.

a)

gently

b)

gentle

30.

One leg of the chair was _____________ damaged

a)

slightly

b)

slight

31.

Sarah drives a _______________ beautifully restored 1914 sports car

a)

real

b)

really

32.

She looked at me _____________, but didn't say anything

a)

kindly

b)

kind

33.

The door was ______________ painted.

a)

badly

b)

bad

34.

The door was ______________ painted.

a)

badly

b)

bad

35.

The food was ____________, but the service was ______________

a)

awful, wonderful

b)

wonderful, awfully

c)

wonderfully, awful

d)

wonderful, awful

36.

The room is ______________ organised, so three of us can work there

a)

clever

b)

cleverly

37.

I expected the job to be difficult, but it was ____________ easy

a)

surprising

b)

surprisingly

38.

He's acted ______________ stupidly in the past year

a)

unbelievably

b)

unbelievable

39.

He

a)

is never study

b)

never studies

c)

studies never

d)

never study

40.

Do you use a stopwatch?

a)

Yes, I don´t.

b)

Yes, I do always.

c)

Yes, I always use.

d)

Yes, I always do.

41.

Does she use a computer?

a)

No, she always do.

b)

No, she never do.

c)

No, never.

d)

No, she never does.

42.

The soldier fought __________ to defend the country.

a)

happily

b)

diligently

c)

seriously

d)

bravely

43.

Kavitha arranges the books ___________ on the shelves.

a)

gratefully

b)

gently

c)

neatly

d)

gracefully

44.

Mei Ling tells me __________ that she is going to Sarawak.

a)

excitedly

b)

nervously

c)

hungrily

d)

soundly

45.

Anne strokes the puppy ____________.

a)

gently

b)

politely

c)

gracefully

d)

strongly

46.

The pupils talk __________ when the teacher is not around.

a)

sadly

b)

loudly

c)

honestly

d)

angrily

47.

She waits __________ for the bus.

a)

lazily

b)

noisily

c)

patiently

d)

quickly

48.

The baby sleeps __________ in the cot.

a)

noisily

b)

seriously

c)

soundly

d)

carefully

49.

She talks __________ to her teacher.

a)

gracefully

b)

politely

c)

noisily

d)

calmly

50.

Father drives ___________ along the slippery road.

a)

carefully

b)

quickly

c)

recklessly

d)

happily

51.

She danced _________ on the stage.

a)

sadly

b)

hungrily

c)

lazily

d)

gracefully

52.

The taxi stopped ___________.

a)

gradually

b)

suddenly

c)

gratefully

d)

sadly

53.

My cousin greeted me _____________.

a)

cheerfully

b)

sadly

c)

rudely

d)

patiently

54.

The puppies licked the milk ____________.

a)

rudely

b)

clumsily

c)

hungrily

d)

softly

55.

He waited ____________ for the bus.

a)

carefully

b)

softly

c)

patiently

d)

suddenly

56.

The lion roared __________ when it saw the hunter.

a)

strongly

b)

comfortably

c)

swiftly

d)

loudly