Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.
1. Please do it …………………….
Here we use the adverb quickly to modify the verb do.
2. He ran as …………………… as he could.
Fast can be an adjective or adverb.
3. I am not ……………………. interested in this offer.
Much can be used as an adverb meaning very.
4. She walked with ……………………. difficulty.
5. She spoke …………………….. anything.
Hardly means scarcely.
6. I was ……………………… inside the house when the kids started yelling.
7. We ………………….. see elephants in cities.
Please select 2 correct answers
Hardly ever means very rarely.
8. It was a ……………………. occurrence.
9. The students are …………………… waiting for the results.
10. It happened all of a ……………………….
All of a sudden and suddenly mean the same.
11. I was …………………….. to hear the news.
12. We …………………… listened to his anecdotes.
Answers
1. Please do it quickly.
2. He ran as fast as he could.
3. I am not much interested in this offer.
4. She walked with much difficulty.
5. She spoke hardly anything.
6. I was hardly inside the house when the kids started yelling.
7. We rarely / hardly ever see elephants in cities.
8. It was a rare occurrence.
9. The students are anxiously waiting for the results.
10. It happened all of a sudden.
11. I was eager to hear the news.
12. We eagerly listened to his anecdotes.
