Adjectives Or Adverbs
Fill in the blanks with an adjective or an adverb.
1. Janet is a …………………………… girl.
beautiful
beatifully
Here the adjective beautiful modifies the noun girl.
2. The children sang ……………………………….
beautiful
beautifully
Here the adverb beautifully modifies the verb sang.
3. The radio is too …………………………… Please turn down its volume.
loud
loudly
Adjectives can be the complement of a verb of incomplete predication (is/am/are/was/were).
Adverbs cannot be used like this.
4. Why are you speaking so …………………………..?
loud
loudly
We use the adverb loudly to modify the verb speaking.
5. He is a ……………………………… learner.
fast
fastly
Fast can be an adjective and an adverb. There is no such word as fastly.
6. I know him ……………………………. well.
quite
quitely
quietly
Quite is the adverb. There is no such word as quitely.
7. Proofread your work ……………………………….. before submitting it.
careful
carefully
Here the adverb carefully modifies the verb proofread.
8. You have done an ………………………………… job.
excellent
excellently
Here we use the adjective excellent to modify the noun job.
9. I thought I would pass the test …………………………….., but I failed after
all.
easy
easyly
easily
Here we need the adverb easily to modify the verb pass.
10. I have ……………………………….. had any rest since morning.
hard
hardly
11. I have been having a lot of headaches of ………………………..
late
lately
Of late is similar to lately.
12. He was very ……………………………… of the plan.
critical
critically
Adjectives can be the complement of a verb of incomplete predication (is/am/are/was/were).
Adverbs cannot be used like this.
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Answers
1. Janet is a beautiful girl.
2. The children sang beautifully.
3. The radio is too loud. Please turn down its volume.
4. Why are you speaking so loudly?
5. He is a fast learner.
6. I know him quite well.
7. Proofread your work carefully before submitting it.
8. You have done an excellent job.
9. I thought I would pass the test easily, but I failed after all.
10. I have hardly had any rest since morning.
11. I have been having a lot of headaches of late.
12. He was very critical of the plan.