Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed).

STEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.

CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?

STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with her new husband. (2) This is something I’ve heard although it may not be true, .............., he’s something very high up and important in the civil service.

CLARE: Yes, I’ve heard that too. (3) This is my true opinion, although it may be shocking............ , I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always so scruffy and laid back. She was never into social status or anything like that.

STEVE: (4) It is a logical deduction..............., she’s changed her outlook on life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.

CLARE: (5) Do you expect me to believe that?...............

STEVE: Yes, she was really bragging about it.

CLARE: Well she never used to be interested in money at all. (6) This probably contradicts what I ‘ve just said..............,she did like eating out and travelling.

STEVE: (7) What I’m about to say isn’t really related to what we’ve been discussing...............,your old flame Simon was at the party.

CLARE: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.

STEVE: (8) As one would expect............, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.

CLARE: I think he still hopes that we might get back together one day.

STEVE: (9) That is completely accurate ...............

CLARE: Well, not much chance of that! Oh. was that obnoxious old creep Douglas Jarrold there?

STEVE: I’m afraid so. (10) I’m pleased about this .............., he was right over the other side of the room so I didn’t have to talk to him. He was trying to chat up Mary Bracknell. I can’t think why.

CLARE: (11) This is obvious ..............., he still fancies her.

STEVE: Maybe. She certainly wasn’t very interested in him, (12.) which one can sympathize with................

CLARE: Strange how some people never change, isn’t it?

Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed).

STEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.

CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?

STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with her new husband. (2) This is something I’ve heard although it may not be true, .............., he’s something very high up and important in the civil service.

CLARE: Yes, I’ve heard that too. (3) This is my true opinion, although it may be shocking............ , I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always so scruffy and laid back. She was never into social status or anything like that.

STEVE: (4) It is a logical deduction..............., she’s changed her outlook on life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.

CLARE: (5) Do you expect me to believe that?...............

STEVE: Yes, she was really bragging about it.

CLARE: Well she never used to be interested in money at all. (6) This probably contradicts what I ‘ve just said..............,she did like eating out and travelling.

STEVE: (7) What I’m about to say isn’t really related to what we’ve been discussing...............,your old flame Simon was at the party.

CLARE: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.

STEVE: (8) As one would expect............, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.

CLARE: I think he still hopes that we might get back together one day.

STEVE: (9) That is completely accurate ...............

CLARE: Well, not much chance of that! Oh. was that obnoxious old creep Douglas Jarrold there?

STEVE: I’m afraid so. (10) I’m pleased about this .............., he was right over the other side of the room so I didn’t have to talk to him. He was trying to chat up Mary Bracknell. I can’t think why.

CLARE: (11) This is obvious ..............., he still fancies her.

STEVE: Maybe. She certainly wasn’t very interested in him, (12.) which one can sympathize with................

CLARE: Strange how some people never change, isn’t it?

Complete the sentences by using the correct form (adjective, or adverb)

1. quick          We were in a hurry, so we had lunch .............

2. correct        Carmen gave the ............ answer to the question

3. correct         She ansers the question ..................

4. fast              Mike is a .......... reader. He reads very .............

5. safe            It isn't ........... to stay outside when the eathquake occurs

7. hard           My father works very ..................... You know? It is a ......... job

8. hurried          Tom ........... went to school. He seemed very.................

9. hopeless/ful           Every body can pass the exam, but Karen is a ............ case

10. loud           I speak ..................... when I talk to him beacuase he has troublle hearing

11. honest           Roberto answered the question ................

12. slow           Karen and Kumiko walked through the park ..............

13. un/happy           I'm very ...... to see that thuy live and work .......in the village

14. un/happy           Through the man is very rich, he lives ....... He always feels .... with himself

15. early           Last night we had dinner .... because we had to leave for the theatre at 6:00

16. early           We had an ..... dinner last night. We left our house very ............

17. surprised/ing           .............., nobody was there at that time

18. surprised/ing           I felt ............. at the news this morning

19. surprised/ing           It is .......... to meet you at this important meeting

20. surprised/ing           We found the ending of the film ..............

21. surprised/ing           SOme package tours are .......... cheap at this low season

22. surprised/ing           He looked very .......... when his wife came in

23. surprised/ing           We were ......... to have fine weather all the time there

24. surprised/ing           The story you told last night made him ........

25. careful/less             Did he drive ........or........?

26. careful/less             Be .......... with these thing! Please carry them ..........

27. careful/less             ...........driving can cause accidents. Yes, driving .........can cause accident!

28. careful/less             Listen ........to what I tell you and must do is as ...you can

29. careless/ful             I made some ......... mistakes in my last composition, which made him angry

Exercise 9. Fill each blank with a suitable adjective or adverb to complete the following sentences.

1.      Please don’t go too ________ the edge of the platform.

2.      We found the people very ________.

3.      I’m sure the teachers think very ________of you.

4.      Pull the rope ________.

5.      My students have to study very ________to pass the exam.

6.      The doctor soon made the patient ________.

7.      The sun burnt the grass ________.

8.      He’s always coming ________.

9.      I haven’t seen her ________.

Farmers ________earn enough money to pay their bills

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V.   Complete each sentence with as... as and the adjective or adverb in the box.

relaxing                    convenient                   hot                       deep

    dangerous                quickly                frequently                boring

1.   This summer is not __________________ last summer.

2.   The river isn’t __________________ it looks.

3.   For me, lying on the beach is not __________________ walking in the mountain.

4.   A smartphone send messages __________________ a laptop.

5.   This gym is not __________________ the one near my house.

6.   I think travelling by airplane is not __________________ travelling by car.

7.   I hope his new movie isn’t __________________ his last one.

8.   Adam doesn’t exercise __________________ he used to.

IV.  Complete each sentence with as... as and the adjective or adverb in the box.

1.   This summer is not __________________ last summer.

2.   The river isn’t _____ _____________ it looks.

3.   For me, lying on the beach is not __________________ walking in the mountain.

4.   A smartphone send messages __________________ a laptop.

5.   This gym is not __________________ the one near my house.

6.   I think travelling by airplane is not __________________ travelling by car.

7.   I hope his new movie isn’t __________________ his last one.

8.   Adam doesn’t exercise __________________ he used to.

I. USE THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS OR MAKE AN ADVERB ( ADJ+LY) AS NECESSARY.

1. ( careful) You must read the intructions_________before you use the machine.

2. ( noisy) Children are always very ______.

3.( angry) Something had happened to him . he had an ______ look.

4.( beatiful) Don't you think she paints______?

5.( free) She will understrand anything you tell her. You can tank to her _____.

6.( clear) It's important that you write all the details_______.

7.( hungry / economical) The population in many African countries are_______ because they have a lot of_________ problems.

8.( good) He plays tennis very ______.

9.(quite) The boy were so _______ that I thought they were planning something .

10.( sure) I was___________ that I had left the camera on the table.

11.(slow) I have to buy a new car . This one very ________.

12.( warm) They gave us a very _______ welcome.

13.( comfortable) When I arrived he was sitting _______ in an armchair.

14. ( hard) We worked ______ all day.

15. ( fast) Don't drive so ______! It's dangerous.

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* Adjective or adverb? Circle the correct word in each pair.
01. Edward felt sleepy / sleepily after the big meal.
02. That car looks quite comfortable / comfortably.
03. The theater got quiet / quietly when the movie began.
04. A trip to the country sounds wonderful / wonderfully.
05. When her dog died, she cried very hard / hardly for half an hour.
06. He grew more and more angry / angrily as she told him the story.
07. The sun was shining bright / brightly when we arrived at the beach.
08. You haven’t cleaned the floor proper / properly. It’s still dirty / dirtily.
09. Leroy smiled cheerful / cheerfully when the teacher gave him his grade.
10. She tasted the spaghetti sauce careful / carefully because it was very hot.
11. Marsha sighed heavy / heavily at the thought of all the work she had to do.
12. They sounded the alarm loud / loudly when they smelled the smoke of the fire.
13. Rose seemed very unhappy / unhappily. She smiled sad / sadly at me when she saw me.
14. He plays the piano very good / well for someone of his age. He is a good / well young pianist.
15. There was a terrible / terribly accident on this road two days ago. Two people were killed and the driver of the car was serious / seriously injured.

Martin has been on holiday. Complete what he tells his friends about it by putting in
suitable adverbs of degree. Sometimes more than one adverb is suitable in a gap.

1 The weather was ----- nice but it wasn't wonderful.
2 It got -------- cold in the evenings and I had to put on lots of warm
clothes.
3 The hotel was --------------- a long way from the beach and it took a --------
long time to get there.
4 The beach was ------ nice and I had a wonderful time there.
5 I went to the beach ------- frequently but there were lots of days when
I didn't go there.
6 Local people spoke to me ------- politely and treated me -------- 
well - they were lovely.
7 I was -------- amazed by some of the wonderful things I saw.
8 It was an ------- fantastic holiday - the best I've ever had.