ADVERB HW1

Complete the following with suitable adverbs. Choose from the given box.

Almost	Very	There	Ever	So
Sometimes	Clearly	Perhaps	Seldom	Certainly

1. I have ………………….. finished.

2. He is ………………… clever.

3. There is …………………. something wrong.

4. ……………….. I think I should take a long break.

5. ………………… her train is late.

6. He is ……………….. late for work.

7. She is ……………….. the right person for the job.

8. Have you ………………. wanted to run away?

9. You can see lots of flowers ……………….

10. They are ………………… beautiful.

1. Complete each sentence using a word from the list. Sometimes you need the adjective (careful etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.).

careful	complete	continuous	financial	fluent
happy	nervous	perfect	quick	special

1. Our holiday was too short. The time passed very _____________

2. Tom doesn't take risks when he's driving. He's always _______________.

3. Sally works ___________________. She never seems to stop.

4. Alice and Stan are very __________________ married.

5. Monica's English is very _____________ although she makes a lot of mistakes.

6. I cooked this meal __________________ for you, so I hope you like it.

7. Everything was very quiet. There was _______________ silence.

8. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me _____________.

9. Do you usually feel _______________ before examinations?

10. I'd like to buy a car but it's ______________ impossible for me at the moment.

EXTRA CREDIT Use the adjective or adverb form of the word.

11. The driver of the car was _______________injured. (serious / seriously)

12. The driver of the car had _____________injuries. (serious / seriously)

13. I think you behaved very _______________ (selfish/selfishly)

14. Rose is _____________ upset about losing her job. (terrible / terribly)

15. There was a _______________ change in the weather. (sudden / suddenly)

16. Everybody at the party was _______________ dressed. (colorful / colorfully)

17. Linda likes wearing ______________________clothes. (colorful / colorfully)

18. She fell and hurt herself quite ____________________.(bad / badly)

19. Don't go up that ladder. It doesn't look________________. (safe / safely)

20. He looked at me______________________when I interrupted him. (angry / angrily)