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Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I turned around ____, because there was a ____ shout.

  1. immediately / sudden

  2. immediate / suddenly

  3. immediate / sudden

  4. immediately / suddenly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Immediate' is an adjective and adding 'ly' will modify it. Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
She ran _______.

  1. quick

  2. quicker

  3. quickly

  4. the quickly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Quick' is an adjective and adding 'ly' to it will modify it. Thus, option C is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It's very __________. It's going to rain.

  1. cloudy

  2. cloudless

  3. clouds

  4. more cloudy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Cloud' here is an adjective which will be modified if 'ly' is added to it so 'cloudy' is the correct answer. Adverbs that express the manner of the action in the sentence are called adverbs of manner. They answer the question 'How is the action performed ?' Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Her condition improved _____. There was a _____ improvement in her condition.

  1. steady / steadiness

  2. steadiness / steady

  3. steady / steadily

  4. steadily / steady
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Steady' is an adjective and adding 'ly' will modify it. The adjective is something which describes the noun. In the second sentence, 'steady' describes the 'improvement'.  Thus, option D is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Fleming discovered penicillin __________.

  1. accidentally

  2. accidental

  3. accident

  4. on accident
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Accidental' is an adjective and adding 'ly' will modify it. Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
The weather changed _____. There was an _____ change in the weather.

  1. unexpected / unexpectedly

  2. unexpectancy / unexpected

  3. unexpectedly / unexpected

  4. unexpectedly / unexpectation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Unexpected' is an adjective and adding 'ly' will modify it. Thus, option C is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It was ____________ hot in the train.

  1. extreme

  2. intolerable

  3. worse

  4. terribly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  D)terribly as it describes the extreme condition.

Options  A, B, and C  are wrong as 'extreme'  and 'intolerable' are adjectives and 'worse' indicates something done less skilfully. 

It was terribly hot in the train.

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

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Vitamins are produced synthetically in large quantities. This has made them ________ and ________ available to most of the population.

  1. cheaply / easily

  2. cheap / easy

  3. cheap /easily

  4. cheaply / easy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Cheap' and 'easy' are adjectives and adding 'ly' will modify it. Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A: I'm afraid we can expect _________ temperatures over the holiday.
B: I'm __________ sorry about it.

  1. extreme / extremely

  2. extremely / extremely

  3. extremely / extreme

  4. extreme / extreme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Adverb of manner is used to tell the way or how something is done. Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. 'Extreme' is an adjective and adding 'ly' will modify it. Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
The poor girl looked ________ _________.

  1. miserable / unhappy

  2. miserably / unhappy

  3. miserable / unhappily

  4. miserably / unhappily
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  B)miserably, unhappy as 'miserably' is an adverb which describes the adjective 'unhappy'.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'miserable' is an adjective which cannot be used in the place of an adverb and 'unhappily' is an adverb which cannot be used in the place of the adjective 'unhappy'.

The poor girl looked miserably unhappy.