Position of adverbs in sentences

Question 1: Disguises can be too perfect. This means they can be______

perfect

quite perfect

more perfect than is necessary

almost perfect

Question 2: It was too small. It wasn't_____

enough big

big enough

fairly big

rather big

Question 3: It was not long before a helicopter arrived. It arrived______

after

soon afterwards

behind

much later

Question 4: They haven't decided yet. They are_______ undecided

even

yet

still

Question 5: Everybody around him was smoking; _______ smoking

they was all

they all was

they were all

all of them was

Question 6: I used to travel a great deal. I used travel______

every many

a great number

very much

how much

Question 7: He was rather elderly. He was______

very old

quite old

too old

old enough

Question 8: It has slowed down considerably. It had slowed down______

much

many

very

a lot

Question 9: _______ Mendoza met Humphries, he lost again

on a second occasion

for the second time

at a later date

the next time

Question 10: She went_______ to fetch the porter.

down to the basement

below to his basement

from his basement

along to the basement

Question 11: ______ every industry in our modern world requires the work engineers.

Wholly

Hardly

Only

Virtually

Question 12: He used to live five kilometers from school and ride a bicycle to school everyday. Last month his family moved to the school neighbourhood. He now walks to school. He_______ rides a bicycle to school.

still

no longer

not yet

not again

Question 13: ______ of the two boys went on a picnic yesterday. They _______ stayed home and watched the Omlypic games on TV.

Both/ either

Neither/both

Both/ neither

Neither/ either

Question 14: Indicate the two same sentences

He works hard in the factory

He works hardly in the factory

He is at hard work in the factory

a and c

Question 15: Mary sang______

goodly

good

beautiful

beautifully

Question 16: A terrible fire spread_______ through the old house

quick

more quick

rapid

rapidly

Question 17: A small child cried_______ in the third row of the theatre

noisily

noisy

noisier

noisiest

Question 18: He responded to my question______

in polite

polite

politely

impolite

Question 19: A breeze_______ touched my face

gentle

gently

gentler

in gently

Question 20: Mr. Brown comes to the store_______ for cheese and bread

regular

regulation

regulating

regularly

Position of adverbs in sentences - Topic 3

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