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WorksheetsAlex, sayings adverbs
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Nothing _______, nothing _______.
done / got
ventured / gained
tried / gained
ventured / gotten
Once _____, twice _____.
shy, bitten
spilled, blown
bitten, shy
do, do
Every ______ has a silver ________.
shinning, cloud
cloud, lining
cloud, shining
bublik, tubzik
What ______ around, _____ around.
goes, comes
go, come
come, go
comes, goes
Обжегшись на молоке дуют на воду
Once bitten, twice shy
When in Rome do as the Romans do
What goes around comes around
Better late than never
Нет худа без добра
What goes around comes around
When in Rome do as the Romans do
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Every cloud has a silver lining
Кто не рискует, тот не пьёт шампанское
Once bitten, twice shy
Who is afraid of wolves never goes to forest
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Better late than never
В чужой монастырь со своим самоваром не ходят
Don’t bring your own samovar to other people’s house
When in Rome do as the Romans do
What goes around comes around
Complete the sentence using one word from box A and one from box B. There are two extra words in each box.
Example:
Julian’s dad has always encouraged him to follow his dream of starting his own hotel and to give it
a shot even though it was risky. He used to say: "Nothing ___________, nothing __________."
Answer:
ventured/gained
Whenever I travel abroad, I always observe and follow what the locals do. After all, " _________in Rome, _________ as the Romans do."
(a)
Complete the sentence using one word from box A and one from box B. There are two extra words in each box.
The last time Amanda gave Brian a helping hand, he took all the credit for her ideas and didn’t even thank her. So, when he said he needed help again yesterday, she decided to ignore him. After all, once __________ , twice __________ .
(a)
Complete the sentence using one word from box A and one from box B. There are two extra words in each box.
Last week, Amy’s boss told her he couldn’t attend the annual conference because his wife was ill. She knew he’d expect her to give up her weekend and go instead of him. But, every __________ has a silver __________ —this, year it was being held on the beautiful island of Fiji.
(a)
Complete the sentence using one word from box A and one from box B. There are two extra words in each box.
When Vic broke her leg, Sandra was incredibly supportive and helped her in any way she could.
I guess what _________ around _________ around; last month, Sandra wasn’t well, and Vic really looked after her.
(a)
every cloud has
a silver lining
what goes around
comes around
once bitten,
twice shy
nothing ventured,
nothing gained
when in Rome do
as the Romans do
something is normal
naturally
In a way which doesn’t involve much activity
lazily
At once
suddenly
Not at a fast speed
slowly
something is (not) inevitable
necessarily
something is understood or
evident
obviously
At a high volume
noisily
adverbs of manner:
lazily, slowly, quickly, noisily
adverbs to express one’s opinion:
necessarily, naturally, obviously
adverbs of time/frequency:
occasionally, suddenly
Use the adverbs in the box to complete the text below.
occasionally luckily quickly suddenly carefully naturally immediately slowly
When I arrived back at the campsite I 1___ went to the owner and told him what had happened. 2__, he called a doctor. The doctor came 3___. He examined me 4___and 5___. He 6___asked me questions. 7___ , he started laughing and shook my hand. ‘8___ , there’s nothing wrong with you,’ he said. I was very relieved.
They say ‘When in Rome do as the Romans do’, but I
don’t think that it’s ___ a good idea ...
necessarily
lazily
occasionally
naturally
A few years ago, I was on holiday in Fiji with my
girlfriend. We were camping next to the beach and spent
most days ___reading in the sun.
necessarily
lazily
occasionally
naturally
___, we slowly walked along the coast to the local supermarket to
get food and supplies.
necessarily
lazily
occasionally
naturally
___, after a week of sunbathing
and reading, we started to get a bit bored and so we asked
the campsite owner if there were any interesting places to
visit. He told us that on the other side of the island there
was a waterfall with some pools and natural slides. He said
that a lot of local people went there to swim in the cool
water and escape from the heat.
necessarily
lazily
occasionally
naturally
When we arrived, we saw some children who were
sliding down the rocks very ___ and noisily landing in
the pool below. We watched for a while and it looked like
fun, so I decided to try it myself. I climbed up the rocks at
the side of the waterfall and looked over the edge; it was a
long way down! But I thought to myself, if small children
can do it then so can I!
quickly
suddenly
obviously
naturally
___, I slipped and fell, and hit
my head hard on a rock under the water.
I don’t really remember anything until much later,
but my girlfriend told me that I was unconscious when I
landed in the pool, and had to be rescued by the children!
quickly
suddenly
obviously
naturally
___, we didn’t go back to the waterfall!
In my opinion, when in Rome, don’t do as the Romans do!
quickly
suddenly
obviously
naturally
