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Adjective / adverb exercise

April 28th, 2014 in Improve English

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate adjective or adverb.

1. He runs ……………….. (fast / fastly)

2. The thief ……………. escaped. (near / nearly)

3. I had a ……………….. escape. (narrow / narrowly)

4. The child was …………………. run over by the car. (almost / almostly)

5. He ……………….. raised an accusation against me. (even / evenly)

6. I …………….. remember what happened. (quite / quietly)

7. The farmers have been ……………….. affected by the floods. (bad / badly)

8. He is ……………….. to own several cars. (rich enough / enough rich)

9. ……………………, I am not in favor of your going abroad for a job. (Personally / in person)

10. I ………………… recognized him. His appearance had changed a lot. (hard / hardly)

Answers

1. He runs fast.

2. The thief nearly escaped.

3. I had a narrow escape.

4. The child was almost run over by the car.

5. He even raised an accusation against me.

6. I quite remember what happened.

7. The farmers have been badly affected by the floods.

8. He is rich enough to own several cars.

9. Personally, I am not in favor of your going abroad for a job.

10. I hardly recognized him. His appearance had changed a lot.