Bài tập Adverb

Unit 6: Adverb
EX1: Decide whether Adjs or Advs are needed in these following sentences [/size]
1. He ______(1) defined the term (correct/correctly). The answer sounded _______(2)
(correct/correctly).
2. She _______ (3) (quick/quickly) adjusted the fees. She adapted ________ (4)
(quick/quickly) to any situation.
3. He measured the floor __________ (5)(exact/exactly). They proved to be _________(6)
(perfectly exact/ perfectly exactly) measurements.
4. The stillness of the tomb was _______ (7) (awful/awfully) . The tomb was ________(8)
(awful/ awfully) still.
5. It was a _________ (9) (dangerous/dangerously) lake to swim in. The man was
_________(10) (dangerous/dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled _________(11)
(dangerous/dangerously).
6. She performed __________(12)(magnificent/magnificently). It was a__________(14)
(magnificent/magnificently) beautiful performance.
7. Her voice sounds ___________(15) (beautiful/beautifully )She sang the song
_________(16) (exact/exactly) as it was written.
8. He was a very _________(17) (sensible/sensibly)person. He acted very _________(18)
(sensible/sensibly).
9. Mike wrote too _________(19) (slow/slowly) on the exam. He always writes
________(20) (slow/slowly).
10. Talk________(21) (soft/softly) or don't talk at all. The music played __________(22)
(soft/softly).
11. Andrea knows the material very _________(23) (good/well). She always treats
us_______(24) (good/well)
12. Though he looks cold, I still find Alex_________(25) (attractive/attractively).
EX2. Choose the correct answer
26. We keep our bread in the fridge, ________ it doesn't go bad.
A. since B. so that C. though D. before
27. ________ Volkswagen cars are cheap, they last a long time.
A. because B. in order that C. although D. after

28. You should give the iron time to heat up ________ you iron your clothes.
A. because B. so that C. in order that D. before
29. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, ________ the ground is rough
and hard.
A. because B. so that C. even though D. before
30. Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ________ they don't get hurt.
A. Because B. in order that C. though D. after
31. You will have to pay higher insurance ________ you buy a sports car.
A. if B. so that C. although D. before
32. You shouldn't drive ________ drinking alcohol.
A. if B. in order that C. even though D. after
33. ________ the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish -- it's a mammal.
A. whether B. so that C. although D. after
34. You may get malaria ________ you are bitten by a mosquito.
A. if B. so that C. though D. before
35. Because he was tired, he scored poorly on the exam, ___ into the university.
A. this will cause him to not be admitted
B. this is a fact which will cause him to not be admitted
C. a fact which will cause him to not be admitted
D. a fact which will cause him to not admit
36. Since July 4th is a holiday, ___ have to go to work.
A. so we do not
B. we do not
C. as a result, we do not
D. thus, we do not
37. Jim went back to Saudi Arabia ___ to take care of some business in his company.
a. and he needed
b. because he needed
c. which he needed
d. because he need

EX3. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its usual
position.
Eg. I play tennis. (on Mondays)
Answer: I play tennis on Mondays.
38. The children play football. (in the garden)
39. John fell off the bike. (almost)
40. Mary watches TV. (hardly) (ever)
41. Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably)
42. He drives his car. (carefully)
43. I was joking. (only)
44. Did you enjoy the flight? (both)
45. Our friends must write a test. (also)
46. We went to the cinema. (yesterday)
47. My uncle is moving to Stockholm soon. (definitely)
EX4. Write “Adj” if the final word of the sentence is an Adjective, or “Adv” if
it is an Adverb
Eg. You must wipe the window screen clear: Adj
48. The sun burn the grass quickly._____
49. It burns the grass black.____
50. He drove his employees hard._____
51. He drove some of them mad. _____
52. I find this very unlikely. _____
53. We found the people friendly. ____
54. This made everyone late. ____
55. I have made his acquaintance lately. _____
56. The doctor soon made the patient well. ____
57. We can make breakfast early. _____
58. What made my bed so hard?_____
59. We shall leave the house early.____
60. We shall leave the room empty._____

61. I can paint your hall pink._____
62. I can’t paint the house fast.____
63. Pull the rope hard.____
64. Pull the rope tight. _____
65. The heat turned the milk sour. ____
EX5: Rephrase the following sentences using an adverb instead of the adjective
underlined:
Eg. There are a rapid increase in the sale
Answer: The sale increases rapidly
66. John is a very careful driver.
67. Sue has a very good pronunciation of English vowels
68. Dick’s behavior is more courteous than Bob’s.
69. Of the two, Bob is the clearer speaker.
70. Bob is a very much harder worker.
71. Barrington is not a fast runner.
72. Radford makes a far less scientific approach to his subject.
73. Henrietta is a most brilliant dancer.
(ST)