Adjectives And Adverbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. She worked ……………………….. and passed the examination.

hard
hardly
Either could be used here

Hard is an adverb. Hardly is also an adverb, but it has a very different meaning. It is similar
to scarcely.

2. I am …………………………… about this.

very sorry
very much sorry
Either could be used here

Very is normally used without much before adjectives and adverbs.

3. The movie was ……………………….. interesting.

very
so
too

Too has a negative meaning. It means more than is necessary or required. So and very are
possible here.

4. He …………………………. his father closely.

resembles
resembles to
resembles with

There is no preposition between resemble and its object.

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5. Hardly ……………………………. any rest since one week.

I have had
have I had
Either could be used here

Hardly is a negative word. When a negative word or expression comes at the beginning of
the sentence, it is followed by an inverted word order – that means the auxiliary goes before
the subject.

6. That boy does ………………………

much mischief
many mischieves

Mischief is an uncountable noun. We use much to modify it.

7. He is getting ……………………….. day by day.

good
well
better

Comparative form of the adjective is preferred here because there is an implied comparison
between his present and previous states.

8. If you disturb him, he ……………………………. get angry.

will get
would get
would have got

In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in
the main clause.

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9. You had better …………………………… another application.

send
sent
to send

Had better is followed by an infinitive without to.

10. …………………………… across the field, I saw a dead horse.

Walking
While walking
While I was walking

11. Rome was ……………………… by Romulus.

found
founded

Found is the past and past participle form of find. Founded is the past participle form of
found.

12. His grandfather is ………………………….

died
dead

Dead is an adjective and died is a verb. We need an adjective here because 'is' is a verb of
incomplete predication.

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Answers

1. She worked hard and passed the examination.

2. I am very sorry about this.
3. The movie was very / so interesting.

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4. He resembles his father closely.

5. Hardly have I had any rest since one week.
6. That boy does much mischief.
7. He is getting better day by day.
8. If you disturb him, he will get angry.
9. You had better send another application.
10. While walking / While I was walking across the field, I saw a dead horse.
11. Rome was founded by Romulus.
12. His grandfather is dead.

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