a)
Complete each sentence by choosing the best adverb from the list below.
b)
Underline the main verb or compound verb that the adverb affects.
hurriedly
never usually noisily
easily fortunately
home very again
soon safely briefly
fast sadly
stupidly patiently tomorrow nicely
totally surprisingly
1. I’ll see you again very ____________________.
2. We had to leave ____________________, because
the taxi was waiting.
3. I lost my wallet this morning. ____________________,
my friend Sarah found it.
4. ‘Did you see Caron last night?’ ‘Only _________________,
because she went out at eight.’
5. Would you like Lucy to take you ____________________?
6. Is it time to go already? The evening has gone ____________________
quickly!
7. Jan and Ian are ____________________ the
quietest children in the class.
8. ____________________, I locked my keys in the
car.
9. Krzysztof ____________________ explained the
rules of snooker to his sons.
10. We went on holiday to
11. Ishtiaq told Lucia that their relationship was
going nowhere ____________________.
12. What time do you ____________________ get up?
13. The paintings in that gallery were ____________________
expensive.
14. ____________________, George cannot be with us
tonight. He sends his apologies.
15. Our children never play ____________________
with Jay and Fiona’s kids.
16. The Highway Code teaches motorists and pedestrians
how to use the road _______________.
17. I ____________________ know how many potatoes
to buy from week to week.
18. Ben was ____________________ amazed when he saw
his wife’s brand new Mercedes.
19. The pigs were eating their food ____________________.
20. We’re leaving for