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Unit
Exercises 100

100.1 Complete each sentence with an adverb. The first letters of the adverb are given.
1 We didn’t go out because it was raining he avily .
2 I had no problem finding a place to live. I found a flat quite ea .
3 We had to wait a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited pat .
4 Nobody knew that Simon was coming to see us. He arrived unex .
5 Mike keeps fit by playing tennis reg .
6 I don’t speak French very well, but I can understand per if people speak
sl and cl .

100.2 Put in the correct word.
1 Sam drove carefully along the narrow road. (careful / carefully)
2 I think you behaved very . (selfish / selfishly)
3 The weather changed . (sudden / suddenly)
4 There was a change in the weather. (sudden / suddenly)
5 Liz fell and hurt herself really . (bad / badly)
6 I think I have flu. I feel . (awful / awfully)
7 Tanya is upset about losing her job. (terrible / terribly)
8 I could sit in this chair all day. It’s very . (comfortable / comfortably)
9 I explained everything as as I could. (clear / clearly)
10 Be careful on that ladder. It doesn’t look very . (safe / safely)
11 Have a good trip and I hope you have a journey. (safe / safely)
12 I’m glad you had a good trip and got home . (safe / safely)
100.3 Complete each sentence using a word from the box. Sometimes you need the adjective (careful
etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.).
careful(ly) complete(ly) dangerous(ly) financial(ly) fluent(ly)
frequent(ly) nervous(ly) perfect(ly) permanent(ly) special(ly)
1 Sam doesn’t take risks when he’s driving. He’s always careful .
2 He’s late sometimes, but it doesn’t happen .
3 Maria’s English is very although she makes quite a lot of mistakes.
4 I cooked this meal for you, so I hope you like it.
5 Everything was very quiet. There was silence.
6 I tried on the shoes and they fitted me .
7 I’d like to buy a car, but it’s impossible for me at the moment.
8 I’m staying here only a few weeks. I won’t be living here .
9 Do you usually feel before exams?
10 Dan likes to take risks. He lives .
100.4 Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence.
absolutely badly completely changed cheap damaged
happily reasonably seriously enormous ill long
slightly unnecessarily unusually married planned quiet

1 I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was reasonably cheap .
2 Will’s mother is in hospital.
3 This house is so big! It’s .
4 It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only .
5 Our children are normally very lively, but they’re today.
6 When I returned home after 20 years, everything had .
7 The movie was . It could have been much shorter.
8 I’m surprised Amy and Joe have separated. I thought they were .
9 A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was .

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