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Adverbs of manner
Exercise 1
How are the speakers saying the sentences below? Match each sentence with the best adverb.
Write the adverb in the blank.
politely
sadly
nervously
quickly
shyly
incorrectly

impolitely

happily

angrily

kindly

1. I just got engaged! she said _______________.


2. My dog just died, he said _______________.
3. Im in a hurry, she said ________________.
4. I no make mistakes, he said ______________.
5. May I please make a telephone call? she asked ______________.
6. Bring me a menu, fast! he said __________________.
7. This is the last time Im telling you! Clean up your room! she said _____________.
8. W-w-will you m-m-marry m-m-me? he asked __________________.
9. Please dont ask me to speak in front of the class, she said __________________.
10. Can I help you? he asked _____________________.
Exercise 2
Read each statement. Use the adjective in parentheses to make another statement with an adverb.
1. Baryshnikov is an excellent dancer. (graceful)
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2. Uta Piipig is a great runner. (fast)
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3. My father is a good teacher. (patient)
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4. The President is a good speaker. (effective)
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5. Andrea Bocelli is a wonderful singer. (beautiful)
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6. Teachers are hard workers. (diligent)
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7. He is a well behaved child. (polite)
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8. Some students are fast learners. (quick)
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9. These painters are messy workers. (sloppy)
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10. She is a good thinker. (quick/clear)
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b. Adverbs of Place
Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in correctly (behind the verb or object).
1. is / over there / the cinema
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2. inside / go / let's
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3. the kitchen / downstairs / is

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4. playing / the kids / are / outside
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5. she / not / been / here / has
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6. the bathroom / is / upstairs
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7. were / everywhere / we / for / looking / you
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8. we / anywhere / you / find / couldn't
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9. ? / there / a post office / nearby / is
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10. must / we / walk / back home ________________________________________________

c. Adverbs of Time
1. I saw him ..
a) yesterday b) tomorrow
2. I . your father tomorrow.
a) see b) am seeing
3. My plane tomorrow.
a) leaves b) left
4. I havent seen her .. Monday.
a) since b) for
5. I went there ..
a) yesterday b) tomorrow
6. I saw him .. morning.
a) in yesterday b) yesterday
7. I havent seen her .
a) yesterday b) today
8. I havent seen her since .
a) yesterday b) tomorrow
9. I . it first thing tomorrow.
a) will do b) did c) do
10. I am seeing him .. morning.
a) tomorrow b) today
11. I might see her ..
a) tomorrow b) yesterday
Arrange the words to make sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the sentence.
12. haven't / recently / seen / I / him
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13. I'll / you / see / soon
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14. afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we
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15. help / immediately / I / need
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16. was / arrogant / he / then / very

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17. ? / now / are / where / you
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18. ? / to go / where / you / do / want / today
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19. ? / do / yesterday / did / you / what
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20. as soon as possible / you / him / the truth / tell / should
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21. hasn't won / lately / my team
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d. Adverbs of frequency
Put the adverb of frequency on the right place.
1. Katy practices the piano. (regularly)
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2. The children go to school on the bus. (always)
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3. Ill make that mistake again. (never)
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4. Have you been to Japan? (ever)
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5. Weve been to Disneyland. (twice)
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6. The shops are very busy. (often)
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7. The newspaper is delivered. (daily)
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8. We walk home from school. (every day)
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9. I clean my bedroom. (every week)
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10. Have you forgotten my name? Ive told you already.
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11. Dad polishes his shoes. (twice a week)
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12. You should go to the dentist. (once every month)
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13. Dad jogs in the park. (every day)
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14. We smoke. (never)
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15. I brush my teeth. (always)
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16. My mother cooks. (seldom)
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17. Sandra is late for class. (never)
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18. We go to bed late. (never)

(three times)

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19. Miguel goes to the mountains. (always)
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20. Mary doesnt write to me. (often)
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e. Adverbs of degree
Exercise 1:
1. She finished the day totally exhausted. ( a bit / totally )
2. Tammy Payne isn't a good singer. She's absolutely fantastic. ( absolutely / very )
3. The Serrano Towers in Valencia are pretty high. ( absolutely / pretty )
4. Jerez de la Fonterra is a rather interesting place. ( quite / rather )
5. That boy of yours is extremely lazy. ( absolutely / extremely )
6. It was absolutely freezing this morning. ( a bit / absolutely )
7. Victoria, in my opinion, is completely mad. ( completely / highly )
8. Scarlett Johansson looked absolutely gorgeous at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
( absolutely / totally )
9. Mara is really nice. ( absolutely / really )
10. Godella is a rather pretty town. ( quite / rather )
11. Ecuador is a really great country. ( really / very )
12. It was a remarkably simple invention. ( quite / remarkably )
13. Samantha is a highly skilled computer technician. ( completely / highly )
14. Sean lives a very stressful life. ( quite / very )
15. Gerard cooks fairly well. ( absolutely / fairly )
16. The concert was absolutely wonderful. ( absolutely / extremely )
17. Rodin's sculptures are very well-known. ( absolutely / very )
18. The man talks extremely fast.
19. The water was very cold.
20. She has almost finished.

f. Degree of comparison
1. She is than her sister.
a) pretty b) prettier c) prettiest
2. Martha is a .. girl.
a) nice b) nicer c) nicest
3. Supriya is the girl in the class.
a) intelligent b) more intelligent c) most intelligent
4. Martin speaks English ..
a) well b) better c) best
5. Russia is the . country in the world.
a) big b) bigger c) biggest
6. China is a .. country.
a) big b) bigger c) biggest
7. China is than India.
a) big b) bigger c) biggest
8. This is the book I have ever read.
a) interesting b) more interesting c) most interesting
9. I am . than you.
a) smart b) smarter c) smartest
10. 10. Take the .. of the two routes.

a) short b) shorter c) shortest

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