Adverbs vs. Adjectives

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adjective or adverb.

1. This is ………………………….. than that. (better / more good / well)

2. The children performed really …………………………. (good / well / best)

3. She ………………………….. ate anything. (hard / hardly)

4. We …………………………… watch movies. (rarely / scarcely)

5. She is ………………………….. ever at home. (hardly / almost)

6. She is ………………………….. never at home. (hardly / almost)

7. He ran as …………………………. as he could. (fast / fastly)

8. She was …………………………… injured in the accident. (fatal / fatally / deadly)

9. She looked …………………………. (anxious / anxiously)

10. The birds sang …………………………… (sweet / sweetly)

11. The child cried …………………………. (loud / loudly)

Answers

1. This is better than that.

2. The children performed really well.

3. She hardly ate anything.

4. We rarely watch movies.

5. She is hardly ever at home.

6. She is almost never at home.

7. He ran as fast as he could.

8. She was fatally injured in the accident.

9. She looked anxious.

10. The birds sang sweetly.

11. The child cried loudly.