Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adverb.

1. The situation is ……………….. serious.

a) deadly
b) dead

2. I was …………………. sure that it was him.

a) dead
b) deadly

3. Tempers ran …………………

a) high
b) highly

4. They treated him ………………..

a) roughly
b) rough

5. That suits me …………………

a) fine
b) finely

6. We started …………………. after breakfast.

a) right
b) rightly

7. He is always ……………….. for work.

a) late
b) lately

8. I haven’t read anything interesting …………………..

a) late
b) lately

9. She works ………………… to support her family.

a) hard
b) hardly

10. The door was ……………… open but nobody was inside.

a) wide
b) widely

Answers

1. The situation is deadly serious.

2. I was dead sure that it was him.

3. Tempers ran high.

4. They treated him roughly.

5. That suits me fine.

6. We started right after breakfast.

7. He is always late for work.

8. I haven’t read anything interesting lately.

9. She works hard to support her family.

10. The door was wide open but nobody was inside.