Adverb Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from those given in brackets:

  1. I am ….. (very, much) pleased to learn about your marriage.
  2. Your statement is ….. (very, quite) logical.
  3. I shall be only ….. (too, very) proud to befriend you.
  4. I am ….. (very, much) sorry for the delay.
  5. They have ….. (much, enough) food for a week.
  6. It was ….. (very, too) late, but she was ….. (very, too) late to go to bed.
  7. This story is ….. (very, much) interesting.
  8. He is feeling ….. (very, much) better now.
  9. She is ….. (very, too) delighted to see me.
  10. He was killed ten years ….. (ago, before)
  11. She ….. (hard, hardly) works at all.
  12. He plays cricket ….. (good, well)

Answer:

  1. Much
  2. Quite
  3. Too
  4. Very
  5. Enough
  6. Very, too
  7. Very
  8. Much
  9. Very
  10. Ago
  11. Hardly
  12. well