Adverb Tests

Circle the correct adverb to complete each question.

1. Ji Woo spoke (confident/confidently) to the audience urging them to elect him president of the union. She knew she had a (good/well) chance of winning the election.

2. Melanie (quick/quickly) ate her lunch. She knew the meeting was (important/importantly) and she didn't want to be late.

3. Sophie lived in Korea for several years. She speaks Korean (fluent/fluently), and she knows the culture very (good/well).

4. The (hot/hotly), humid weather made it difficult to enjoy the Malaysian beach. Hyun Soo seemed more (uncomfortable/uncomfortably) than relaxed.

5. The English examination is (extreme/extremely) challenging. Very few people make it into the (prestigious/prestigiously) International school.

6. This airline's (complete/completely) lack of organization is astounding. I have been very (patient/patiently) up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if they don't find my baggage immediately.

7. The young girl sings (amazing/amazingly) well for someone her age. Her performance was (spectacular/spectacularly) to say the least.

8. The skies became surprisingly (dark/darkly) as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun. As the eclipse progressed, the people in the streets stood (silent/silently) waiting for the sun's warmth to return.

9. Although Ms Angel speaks (soft/softly) and seems quite (timid/timidly), she is a leading expert in her field. Don't underestimate her abilities.

10. After the medieval cathedral was (tragic/tragically) burnt down last year, the city (quick/quickly) rebuilt it stone for stone. It looks exactly the same as it did before the fire.

11. We (gradual/gradually) noticed changes in Diane's personality; she became (quiet/quietly) and withdrawn from her friends and family. We finally realized that we had to do something about her drinking problem before it was too late.

12. Nicole grew (tired/tiredly) from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite (obvious/obviously) that she needed a long vacation.

13. The tomato plants grew (quick/quickly) in the rich soil. Mrs. Ficara intended to use the home grown tomatoes to make her (delicious/deliciously) tempting lasagna.

14. Mr. Sul (generous/generously) donated RM1,000,000 to the language school's scholarship fund. With this money, they will be able to help low-income students cope with the (increasing/increasingly) cost of education.

15. Teacher Richard is (good/well) known for his sense of humour. Last Saturday, when he told the joke about the Korean student and the schoolteacher, everybody there started laughing (uncontrollable/uncontrollably).


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