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adjectives and adverbs: more practice

^ Word order. Q Adjective or adverb? Choose the

Where do the adjectives and adverbs go? correct words for the caption.

► She's a /[cook. (good)
1 She was driving a fast car. (red)

2 She speaks Chinese, {perfect)
3 She speaks Chinese. (perfectly)
4 I lost my keys, {yesterday)

5 I've got a meeting tomorrow. (very important)
6 Anna read Peter's letter, {slowly)
7 Tim plays the piano. (brilliantly)
8 Lucy is unhappy. (terribly)
9 They make very good ice cream, {here)
10 She's been unmarried for 15 years, {happily)

^ Adjective or adverb?
Circle the correct answers.

1 You are making a terrible / terribly mistake.
2 She walked up the steps slow / slowly. 'Be careful / Be carefully, these plates
are extreme / extremely dirty.'
3 It was raining very hard / hardly when I got up.
4 The boss is a really friend / friendly person.
5 I cook very bad / badly.
6 Amelia looks very unhappy / unhappily.
7 I'm extreme/ extremely sorry I arrived so late / lately.
8 I drove very careful / carefully on the snow.

9 I was late / lately because of a problem with the trains.
10 I've complete / completely forgotten his name.
11 Your hair looks beautiful / beautifully.
12 He doesn't work very hard / hardly.
13 I can't understand her. She talks very unclear / unclearly.
14 The President spoke in perfect / perfectly French.
15 This letter isn't very good / well written.

^ Adverbs with the verb. Write sentences about yourself.
1 I often................................................................................
2 I never.................................................................................

3 I am sometimes...................................................................
4 I usually..............................................................................
5 I have often.........................................................................
6 I have never........................................................................
7 I have always.......................................................................
8 I am certainly.....................................................................
9 I will probably.....................................................................

10 I will definitely....................................................................

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