Adverbs With Two Forms Exercise
Some adverbs have two forms – one like the adjective and the other with -ly.
Complete the following sentences using an adverb of the appropriate form.
1. I will be there at six o’clock ……………..
sharp
sharply
Either could be used here
Sharp can mean punctually. With this meaning it is used as an adverb.
2. You should not have spoken to your mother so ……………….
sharp
sharply
Either could be used here
As an adverb, sharp can mean punctually. Sharply is used with other meanings. It can, for
example, mean rudely.
3. I ……………… assumed that she was lying.
right
rightly
Either could be used here
Rightly can mean correctly.
4. It serves him ………………….
right
rightly
Either could be used here
Both right and rightly can mean correctly. After some verbs, only right is used.
5. The child was sleeping …………………
sound
soundly
Either could be used here
Sound can be an adverb in the expression ‘sound asleep’. In other cases, we use soundly.
6. We started …………….. after breakfast.
right
rightly
Either could be used here
Right can mean just or exactly.
7. I …………………. believed that she loved me.
wrongly
wrong
Either could be used here
Wrongly means incorrectly.
8. You guessed ………………
wrong
wrongly
Either could be used here
After a verb, wrong can be used instead of wrongly.
9. My friends are …………………. vegetarians.
mostly
most
Either could be used here
Mostly means mainly.
10. This is the ……………… unforgettable day of my life.
most
mostly
Either could be used here
Most is the superlative form of much. It can be used as an adjective or adverb.
11. I have ……………… got any new clothes.
hardly
hard
Either could be used here
12. I haven’t read anything interesting much ……………..
late
lately
Either could be used here
Lately can mean recently.
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Answers
1. I will be there at six o’clock sharp.
2. You should not have spoken to your mother so sharply.
3. I rightly assumed that she was lying.
4. It serves him right.
5. The child was sleeping soundly.
6. We started right after breakfast.
7. I wrongly believed that she loved me.
8. You guessed wrong.
9. My friends are mostly vegetarians.
10. This is the most unforgettable day of my life.
11. I have hardly got any new clothes.
12. I haven’t read anything interesting much lately.