​ADVERBS

Exam 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the
first.
1. She's a bad player.
=> She plays ................................................................................................................
2. He's a dangerous driver.
=> He drives ...............................................................................................................
3. They're hard workers.
=> They work ..............................................................................................................
4. I'm a fast learner.
=> I learn .....................................................................................................................
5. You're a good writer.
=> You write ...............................................................................................................
6. She's a wonderful dancer.
=> She dances .............................................................................................................

Exam 2. Choose the correct answer.

A: Hi, Sophie. Where are you?
B: I'm in the car with Aisha. We're going to town, but the traffic's very bad. We're
moving very ..................... Where are you?
A: I'm in town with Rachel. It's very ..................... We're in a .................... shop, and
I'm looking at some .................... earrings.
B: Why are you .................... talking ....................?
A: Because I want to buy them for Rachel. It's her birthday on Tuesday.
B: Your presents are always ..................... You choose them very .....................
A: Thanks! What time will you be here, do you think?
B: Um …… at about three, I think.
A: OK. See you soon. Drive .....................

1. A. slow B. slowly
2. A. busy B. busily
3. A. brilliant B. brilliantly
4. A. beautifully B. beautiful
5. A. suddenly B. sudden
6. A. quietly B. quiet
7. A. nice B. nicely
8. A. careful B. carefully

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9. A. safe B. safely
Exam 3. Choose the correct answer.
1. Don't eat so ..................... It's not good for you.
A. quickly
B. quick

2. Come on, Dave! Why are you always so ....................?

A. slowly
B. slow

3. Some companies pay their workers very .....................

A. bad
B. badly

4. Those oranges look ..................... Can I have one?

A. nicely
B. nice

5. Some companies pay their workers very .....................

A. bad
B. badly

6. Those oranges look ..................... Can I have one?

A. nicely
B. nice

7. Come on, Dave! Why are you always so ....................?

A. slow
B. slowly

8. Don't eat so ..................... It's not good for you.

A. quickly
B. quick

9. She looked _____, but I'm sure she was feeling very nervous.

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A. calm
B. calmly

10. You should learn your lesson _____.

A. careful
B. carefully
C. careless
D. carelessly

Exam 4. Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

1. Remember to read the instructions careful before you use this machine.
A. Remember
B. the instructions
C. careful
D. this machine

2. I didn’t enjoy the food at the party last night because it tasted horribly.
A. didn’t
B. food
C. because
D. horribly

3. Final, I would like to thank everyone for coming to visit my sick mother this
evening. A. Final
B. to thank
C. for coming
D. sick mother

4. All the members of the committee seemed happily about the final decision.
A. All
B. members of
C. happily
D. final decision

5. My sister likes playing badminton but she doesn't play it very good.
A. likes
B. but

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C. doesn't
D. very good

6. The teacher got angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom.
A. angrily
B. saw
C. was happening
D. the

7. The children laughed happy when they saw the monkeys eating bananas.
A. laughed
B. happy
C. saw
D. eating

8. In many countries, the domestic automobiles are so strongly protected that foreign
cars are seen rarely there.
A. countries
B. automobiles
C. strongly protected
D. seen rarely

4. Nest building is less commonly among mammals than among birds.

A. building
B. commonly
C. than
D. birds

5. The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds-racing bicycle for his birthday.
A. The little boy's
B. him
C. five-speeds-racing
D. for