Adjective or Adverb? (1)

Grammar Exercise for B1, B2 learners

Complete the sentences using the adjective or adverb in brackets.

1. “Shall we meet outside the cinema at seven?” – “Yes, ____!”    (perfect/perfectly)

2. Why don’t you have a break? You’ve been working very ____.    (hard/hardly)

3. It’s ____ cold today so make sure you wear your winter coat.  (terrible/terribly)

4. The milk smells really ____. Don’t drink it!  (bad/badly)

5. Ewan is very tired as he ____ slept last night.  (hard/hardly)

6. He asked ____ for another glass of water.  (polite/politely)

7. You’re very ____ today. Is something wrong?   (quiet/quietly)

8. You look ____. Why don’t you sit down?   (tired/tiredly)

9. The weather can change very ____ here.   (sudden/suddenly)

10. Please close the door ____.   (quiet/quietly)

11. I couldn’t finish the stew. It tasted ____ . (awful/awfully)

12. Jack seems very ____ . (nice/nicely)


Answers

1. perfect
2. hard
3. terribly
4. bad
5. hardly
6. politely
7. quiet
8. tired
9. suddenly
10. quietly
11. awful
12. nice


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