Adverbs Basics Exercises PDFSet 5: Adverb Position & Mixed Practice
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.I can ___ remember what happened. It was a long time ago.
a) hardb) hardlyc) harderd) hardest
2.She finished the race, but only ___.
a) bareb) nearlyc) barelyd) near
3.I called her, but she didn't answer. I'll try again ___.
a) lateb) latelyc) latestd) later
4.She ___ got promoted at work. We should celebrate!
a) recentlyb) recentc) recencyd) more recent
5.The children behaved ___ during the ceremony.
a) goodb) wellc) bestd) goodly
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.hardly
2.barely
3.later
4.recently
5.well
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Preview: Explanations
1."hardly"(b)
'Hardly' means 'almost not'. 'I can hardly remember' = I almost cannot remember. 'Hard' means 'with effort' and wouldn't make sense here. 'Harder' and 'hardest' are comparative and superlative forms.
2."barely"(c)
'Barely' means 'only just, by a very small amount'. She finished, but barely = she almost didn't finish. 'Nearly' means 'almost' and would suggest she did NOT finish, contradicting the first clause. 'Bare' is an adjective, 'near' means 'close' in distance.
3."later"(d)
'Later' means 'at a future time'. 'I'll try again later.' 'Late' means 'not on time', 'lately' means 'recently', and 'latest' means 'most recent' (adjective). Time adverbs like 'later' typically go at the end of a sentence.
4."recently"(a)
'Recently' is an adverb of time meaning 'not long ago'. It can go before the main verb (mid-position) or at the end of a sentence. 'Recent' is an adjective, 'recency' is a noun, and 'more recent' is comparative.
5."well"(b)
'Well' is the adverb form of 'good'. 'Behaved well' describes HOW they behaved. 'Good' is an adjective and cannot modify a verb in standard English. 'Best' is superlative, and 'goodly' is archaic.
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