1. Complete the sentences with the words below.
early friendly monthly motherly weekly yearly
1 We love going camping and try to go ………………………… – usually in Setemper.
2 Lessons will finish ………………………… today for the parents’ meeting.
3 ‘Do you go shopping every week?’ ‘No, we just do one big shop ………………………….’
4 He gestured in a ………………………… way and invited us over.
5 She hugged the crying child in a ………………………… way.
6 I see Nina ………………………… when we play tennis on Saturdays.
Answer
1 yearly 2 early 3 monthly 4 friendly 5 motherly
6 weekly
2. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 my / monthly / renew / membership / I / gym
……………………………………….
2 a / way / smiled / lovely / she / in / really
……………………………………….
3 band / town / my / in / plays / brother’s / fortnightly
……………………………………….
4 a / the / spoke / way / in / man / cowardly
……………………………………….
5 crashed / driving / when / she / fast / was / too / she
……………………………………….
6 diving / can / to / he / annually / go / afford?
……………………………………….
Answer
1 I renew my gym membership monthly.
2 She smiled in a really lovely way.
3 My brother’s band plays in town fortnightly / plays fortnightly in town.
4 The man spoke in a cowardly way.
5 She was driving too fast when she crashed.
6 Can he afford to go diving annually?
3. Choose the correct adverb (a or b) to complete the sentences.
1 The dentist asked her to open her mount ………
a wide b widely
2 Despite watching ………, I don’t know how the magician did that!
a closely b close
3 I haven’t seen you ……… – is everything ok?
a late b lately
4 The next train goes ……… to London without stopping.
a direct b directly
5 Shall we sit ……… to the door so we can leave quietly?
a close b closely
6 We’ll be there in ……… half an hour.
a roughly b rough
Answer
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 a
4. Complete the pairs of sentences with the correct form of the adverbs below.
close flat free hard late near
1 a They’re identical twins; you can ………………………… tell them apart.
b It started to rain ………………………… just as we left the house.
2 a This DVD came ………………………… with my magazine.
b You can speak ………………………… here – we’re all good friends.
3 a I love cricket so I’ve been following the match …………………………
b We couldn’t get ………………………… enough to ask for his autograph.
4 a All the students ………………………… denied cheating.
b She has a strong voice but a rather ………………………… tone.
5 a I ………………………… forgot to pack my swimming costume!
b It’s November and Christmas is getting …………………………
6 a Don’t go to bed ………………………… tonight; remember that we’ve got an early start tomorrow.
b Katya hasn’t been well ………………………… so she won’t be at school.
Answer
1 a hardly b hard 2 a free b freely 3 a closely b close
4 a flatly b flat 5 a nearly b near 6 a late b lately
5. Complete the text with the words below.
closely hardly lately lively nearly rough widely
In Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), author George Orwell writes about the poverty in the two cities, describing in a 1…………………….. way his experience of mixing with the very poor. After living in Paris for 2…………………….. two years, Orwell fell seriously ill and had all his money stolen. He then returned to London, sleeping 3…………………….. and living 4…………………….. with tramps. His book was 5…………………….. praised at the time for its honest study, but it seems that some things have 6…………………….. changed more than eighty years on. Parts of the cities have become very rich 7…………………….. , but the problems of unemployment and homelessness still exist.
Answer
1 lively 2 nearly 3 rough 4 closely 5 widely
6 hardly 7 lately
6. Choose the correct words (a-d) to complete the sentences.
1 It’s so dark that I can …….. see anything.
a hard b hardly
c harder d hardest
2 The doctor gave me tablets that I must take ……..
a by day b daily
c a day d the day
3 Everyone was …….. upset to hear the news.
a deep b deeply
c in a deep way d deep in
4 We shouldn’t leave home …….. tomorrow if we want to catch the train.
a late b lately
c later d latest
5 Do you live …….. your grandparents?
a near b nearby
c nearly d by near
6 The cat by …….. on the cold floor to cool down.
a flat b flatter
c flatly d in a flat way
Answer
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a 6 a
Extra exercises
1. Complete the sentences with the correct adverb form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 It took us ………………………… half an hour to get there. (rough)
2 We booked the hotel ………………………… to ensure that we got a nice room. (early)
3 Try ………………………… not to look like a tourist when you’re alone in a foreign country. (hard)
4 I looked at the bill ………………………… to make sure it was correct. (close)
5 The weather has been terrible ………………………… . I hope it improves for our holiday. (late)
6 We’re going to have to decide where to go ………………………… soon, or everything will be booked up. (pretty)
Answer
1 roughly 2 early 3 hard 4 closely 5 lately 6 pretty
2. Complete the mini-dialogues with the phrasal verbs below.
get around get back go off pull up set off stop over
1 A What time are you leaving in the morning?
B We’re going to ………………………… at 6.30 a.m.
2 A Did you walk everywhere in London?
B No, we used the tourist bus to …………………………
3 A What time does your plane land?
B At 6.00; we should ………………………… to the house around 8.00.
4 A Have you got a direct flight?
B No, it’s going to ………………………… in Doha on the way.
5 A Did you go on holiday with your parents?
B Yes, but I could ………………………… and do my own thing.
6 A Where I shall I park?
B Just ………………………… outside the hotel for now.
Answer
1 set off 2 get around 3 get back 4 stop over
5 go off 6 pull up
3. Complete the sentences with the phrases below.
I’m opting I think I wouldn’t I wouldn’t pick
The best option The reason why
1 ………………………… for an elderly couple would be a cruise, because they wouldn’t have to walk very far.
2 ………………………… the holiday camp for the reason that it would be too noisy.
3 ………………………… for the B&B, and that’s because they tend to be cheaper.
4 ………………………… I’m not choosing the houseboat is that it might be very cramped.
5 ………………………… go for the cycling holiday, basically because I haven’t got a bike.
6 ………………………… I’ll choose the winter sports holiday, mainly because I love skiing.
Answer
1 The best option 2 I wouldn’t pick 3 I’m opting
4 The reason why 5 I wouldn’t 6 I think
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