Vocabulary practice: common adverbs
I. Find the opposites.
1. badly | a) softly |
2. fast | b) rudely |
3. cleverly | c) well |
4. loudly | d) slowly |
5. justly | e) stupidly |
6. politely | f) unjustly |
II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate adverbs.
a) suddenly | d) honestly | g) wildly | j) seriously |
b) carefully | e) tightly | h) patiently | k) greedily |
c) quickly | f) neatly | i) gladly | l) regularly |
1. I’m not joking, I’m speaking ……………….. !
2. Jim opened the door very ……………….. so as not to wake up his kids.
3. Mick ……………….. goes running. He’s training for the half marathon.
4. The shop assistant folded my blouse ……………….. and put it into a bag.
5. The storm started so ……………….. that we had no time to bring the washing in.
6. You must hold on ……………….. to the bar when riding a roller coaster.
7. The people ……………….. queued up at the pharmacy.
8. George ……………….. called an ambulance when he saw the accident on the highway.
9. The frightened cows were running around ……………….. in the field.
10. Tim has nothing to do with the robbery, ……………….. .
11. Leila ……………….. accepted the job in France.
12. Some people ……………….. stuffed their faces at the free buffet.
answers:
I. 1-c 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-f 6-b
II. 1-j 2-b 3-l 4-f 5-a 6-e 7-h 8-c 9-g 10-d 11-i 12-k
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