Direction: Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from
1.He is very…… in calculations.
(A) quick
(B) calm
(C) tolerable
(D) frank
Ans : A
2. Shushil kept walking ……….
(A) forward
(B) upward
(C) hither
(D) thither
Ans : A
3. The story is ………
(A) too good
(B) only good
(C) very good
(D) already good
Ans : C
4. We can do it……. now because we have better resources.
(A) easier
(B) easiest
(C) easy
(D) more easily
Ans : D
5. Asma walks very …….
(A) more gracefully
(B) most gracefully
(C) gracefully
(D) grace
Ans : C
6. …….. you stop smoking, you’ll be seriously ill.
(A) but
(B) if
(C) Unless
(D) Can’t
Ans : C
7. Mala answered the questions……. than Mahi.
(A) quicker
(B) quick
(C) quickly
(D) quickest
Ans : A
8. Simran spends ……. on her accessories, than on anything else. over
(A) much
(B) many
(C) more
(D) most
Ans : C
9. Araadhak works ……. of all.
(A) hard
(B) hardes
(C) harder
(D) most hard
Ans : B
10. A good teacher is ………. respected by all.
(A) more highly
(B) most highly
(C) highly
(D) higher
Ans : C
11. Are you ……. sure I can’t help you ?
(A) rather
(B) too
(C) so
(D) quite
Ans : D
12. I’m ……boiling! Can we put the air conditioner on ?
(A) fairly liv
(B) rather
(C) absolutely
(D) very
Ans : C
13. Tigers won’t attack…… they are hungry.
(A) if
(B) whenever
(C) unless
(D) because
Ans : C
14. My brother usually drives to work with a friend. He ……… drives alone.
(A) seldom
(B) always
(C) never
(D) often
Ans : A
15. Himanshu is an excellent student. He, ……… goes to school.
(A) usually
(B) always
(C) sometimes
(D) seldom
Ans : B
16. Do you ……. go to the cinema on Fridays ?
(A) seldom
(B) hardly
(C) always
(D) infrequently
Ans : C
17. The train is ……. crowded.
(A) today
(B) weekly
(C) always
(D) most highly
Ans : C
18. Our Mathematics teacher ………. ever smiles.
(A) hardly
(B) usually
(C) always
(D) mostly
Ans : A
19. The essay is ……. good.
(A) more
(B) very
(C) most
(D) much
Ans : B
20. Are you feeling……. better today ?
(A) very
(B) too
(C) any
(D) more
Ans : C
21. He works very……. these days.
(A) hard
(B) hardly
(C) scarcely
(D) mostly
Ans : A
22. He …. works on Sundays.
(A) hard
(B) hardly
(C) rather
(D) much
Ans : B
23. She was……. too rude in her behaviour.
(A) much
(B) very
(C) rather
(D) fairly
Ans : C
24. We met after a very long time. We could ……. recognise
each other.
(A) hardly
(B) hard
(C) more
(D) rather
Ans : A
25. He had ……. reached the metro station, when the metro started.
(A) hard
(B) always
(C) still
(D) hardly
Ans : D
26. He was ……. relived to know that he had been selected.
(A) hardly
(B) much
(C) scarcely
(D) clearly
Ans : B
27. The tea is ……. hot, I cannot drink it. Let is cool down a bit.
(A) hardly
(B) scarcely
(C) hard
(D) too
Ans : D
28. The situation is ……. better this week.
(A) rather
(B) too
(C) much
(D) more
Ans : C
29. I am ……. late for work.
(A) down
(B) quickly
(C) enough
(D) rarely
Ans : D
30. He drove the car ……. to avoid missing the training.
(A) quickly
(B) outside
(C) enough
(D) rarely
Ans : A
31. It took us …….. five hours to reach the airport.
(A) always
(B) enough
(C) nearly
(D) None of these
Ans : C
32. Have you finished……. your house for Deepawali.
(A) clean
(B) cleaning
(C) cleaned
(D) None of these
Ans : B
33. The baby woke up from his sleep and started ……..
(A) to cry
(B) cried
(C) cry
(D) crying
Ans : B
34. I’m trying ……. the radio.
(A) tune
(B) tuning
(C) to tune
(D) None of these
Ans : B
35. I am sorry but didn’t mean ……. your feelings.
(A) hurt
(B) to hurt
(C) hurting
(D) None of these
Ans : C
36. The old man crossed the road ………
(A) correct
(B) bravely
(C) carefully
(D) fulently
Ans : C
37. He talked so …. that I could no grasp even a single word.
(A) clearly
(B) fast
(C) gracefully
(D) correctly
Ans : B
38. Work…… if you want to achieve something worthwhile.
(A) hardly
(B) hardes
(C) hard
(D) more harder
Ans : C
39. ……. I could sing, I would have sung.
(A) If
(B) Until
(C) Because
(D) Till
Ans : A
40. Those are probably the ……… furniture in the showroom.
(A) fanciest
(B) fanciest
(C) fancy
(D) most fancyest
Ans : B
41. Of all the students in the class, Ram is surely-
(A) the more intelligent
(B) the most intelligent
(C) the inteiligent more
(D) more the intelligent
Ans : B
42. He is …… of me.
(A) zealous
(B) jealous
(C) puzzled
(D) confused
Ans : B
43. Daylight……. away.
(A) faded
(B) fading
(C) far
(D) furthest
Ans : A
44. I thank you …….
(A) hearted
(B) heartily
(C) heart
(D) with heart
Ans : B
45. He……. works.
(A) hard
(B) with hard
(C) hardly
(D) in hard
Ans : C