A. Match the pairs.
1 I’ve been working late a lot.
2 I’ve been working a lot lately.
a I’m trying to save some money.
b That’s why I usually don’t get up early.
3 I asked him to leave quietly.
4 I asked him quietly to leave.
a But he was really noisy.
b I didn’t shout.
5 I don’t really want to go out tonight.
6 I really don’t want to go out tonight.
a Please can we stay at home?
b But we can go if you want to.
7 I thought hard about my decision.
8 I hardly thought about my decision.
a I wanted to make sure it was the right one.
b I was too busy thinking about other things.
9 She didn’t just sing well.
10 She just didn’t sing well.
a So the concert wasn’t very good.
b She also played the piano beautifully.
Answers
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 a
B. Rewrite the sentences, changing the underlined nouns and adjectives into verbs and adverbs.
1 She’s a wonderful singer.
……………………………………
2 His driving is very dangerous.
……………………………………
3 His entrance into the room was dramatic.
……………………………………
4 She always does a silly dance.
……………………………………
5 Her performance of the song was very good.
……………………………………
6 She’s a very fast swimmer.
……………………………………
7 Please be careful with your writing.
……………………………………
8 Her offer to let us stay was kind.
……………………………………
9 He gave the door a gentle push.
……………………………………
10 I had a deep sleep.
……………………………………
Answers
1 She sings wonderfully.
2 He drives very dangerously.
3 He entered the room dramatically. / He entered / came into the room in a dramatic way.
4 She always dances in a silly way.
5 She perform ed the song very well.
6 She swims very fast.
7 Please w rite carefully.
8 She kindly offered to let us stay. / She offered kindly to let us stay.
9 He pushed the door gently.
10 I slept deeply.
C. Put the adverbs from the brackets in the correct places, using the order given. Sometimes more than one place is possible.
1 Please speak and so they can hear you. (slowly, clearly, properly)
2 I’ll sleep tonight because I’ve been training. (probably, well, very, hard)
3 It’s important to prepare before doing yoga. (apparently, incredibly, carefully)
4 The arrow flies, and then curves until it is falling. (horizontally, gradually, downwards, vertically)
5 She threw the ball. (accidentally, too, far)
6 How can you say the alphabet? (fast, backwards)
7 She treats her children but she doesn’t buy them presents. (kindly, often)
8 He fired the arrow that it flew over the target and landed in a field. (so, hard, right, eventually)
Answers
1 Please speak slowly and clearly so they can hear you properly.
2 I’ll probably sleep well tonight because I’ve been training very hard.
3 Apparently, it’s incredibly important to prepare carefully before doing yoga.
4 The arrow flies horizontally, and then gradually curves downwards until it is falling vertically.
5 She accidentally threw the ball too far.
6 How fast can you say the alphabet backwards?
7 She treats her children kindly but she doesn’t often buy them presents / she doesn’t buy them presents often.
8 He fired the arrow so hard that it flew right over the target and eventually landed in a field.
D. Complete the text with the adverbs from the box.
|
Alternatively enough eventually Finally Firstly gradually However Moreover Similarly well |
There are four main theories to explain where the moon came from. 1………………, there is a theory that it was part of our Earth which was thrown into space because the Earth was spinning so fast. 2………………, scientists believe the Earth has never spun fast 3………………; for this to happen. 4………………, this theory does not properly explain the moon’s current patterns of movement.
5………………, perhaps the moon started life somewhere else in the universe and 6……………… came closer to our Earth before 7……………… becoming part of a two-body system. Scientists have calculated, however, that this almost certainly didn’t happen.
8………………, the theory that the Earth and moon were formed simultaneously is also not widely believed.
9………………, there is the theory that the Earth was hit violently by a body as large as Mars. This seems to fit scientists’ calculations 10………………, although many questions remain.
Answers
1 Firstly 2 However 3 enough 4 Moreover
5 Alternatively 6 gradually 7 eventually
8 Similarly 9 Finally 10 well
E. Make this story more interesting by adding at least ten adverbs.
The other evening, I was sitting at home, reading my book. I heard a strange noise outside. It sounded like someone was screaming in the back garden. I opened the door and looked outside. The person was screaming, but I couldn’t see who it was because it was dark. I walked out into the garden towards the trees at the back. The noise was becoming quieter and quieter. It stopped. All I could hear was a person whispering. I saw a movement on the ground by my feet and looked. There was a cat running towards my house. I felt relieved – it was only a couple of cats fighting. But I turned round and saw a bear … it was looking at me.
Answers
Possible answer
The other evening, I was sitting at home, quietly reading my book. Suddenly, I heard a really strange noise outside. It sounded like someone was screaming angrily in the back garden. Nervously, I opened the door slowly and looked outside. The person was still screaming, but unfortunately I couldn’t see who it was because it was too dark. Then I walked slowly out into the garden towards the trees right at the back. The noise was gradually becoming quieter and quieter. Eventually, it stopped. Finally, all I could hear was a person whispering quietly. Suddenly, I saw a movement on the ground by my feet and looked down. There was a cat running nervously towards my house. I felt greatly relieved – it was only a couple of cats fighting. But then I turned round and saw a bear … it was looking right at me.
F. Write at least three possible adverbs to complete each sentence. Don’t write the same adverb more than once. You can use a dictionary.
1 She laughed …………. when I told her my joke.
politely, nervously, in a silly way, quietly, sarcastically
2 I hated astronomy at first, but I’m …………. starting to like it.
3 A: Where’s Karen? B: …………., she’s gone home.
4 I don’t know what presents I’m going to get for my birthday. …………. I’ll get a new bike!
5 The helicopter can fly …………. .
Answers
your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 She always arrives …………. – she’s never on time.
a lately b late c finally
2 He …………. .
a played his guitar quietly
b played quietly his guitar
c played his quietly guitar
3 It’ll be a long time before people live on the moon, but I’m sure it’ll happen …………. .
a occasionally
b apparently
c eventually
4 In rugby, …………. .
a forwards you can’t throw the ball
b you can’t throw forwards the ball
c you can’t throw the ball forwards
5 We don’t know how our planet caught its moon. We do, …………., know how it kept hold of it.
a however
b similarly
c moreover
Answers
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 a
Related Posts
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – International English
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – Informal and spoken English
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – Formal and academic English
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – Ellipsis and substitution
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – Reference techniques
- English Advanced Grammar Exercises – Linking words