Adverbs in English

Correct Use of Adverb (very, too, much, & many)

 

1. She is a ___ beautiful lady.

A) much
B) very
C) too 
D) too much

ANSWER= (B) very
Explanation: She is a very beautiful lady.. 

2. She is ___ happier today. 

A) many
B) very
C) much
 D) None of them

ANSWER= (C) much
Explanation: She is much happier. 

3. He was ___ surprised at my behaviour.

A) so
B) too
C) much
D) very

ANSWER= (D) very 
Explanation: He was very surprised at my behaviour. 

5. The dog runs ____ .  

A) very fastly
B) fasting
C) fastly
D) very fast

ANSWER= (D) very fast
Explanation: My dog runs very fast. 

6. She is as wise as both of ____.  

A) we
B) our
C) us
D) ours

ANSWER= (C) us
Explanation: She is as wise as both of us..

7.  They advanced as ___ as they dared.

A) for
B) far
C) four
D) fore

ANSWER= (B) far 
Explanation: They advanced as far as they dared.

8. She is both wise ___ beautiful.   

A) or
B) and 
C) nor
D) as  

ANSWER= (B) and
Explanation: She is both wise and beautiful.  

9. She is neither shy ___ rowdy.  

A) nor 
B) and
C) or
D) as 

ANSWER= (A) nor
Explanation: She is neither shy nor rowdy.

10.  He  looks at me _____. 

A) to angry
B) angry
C) angries
D) angrily

ANSWER= (D)  angrily
Explanation: He looks at me angrily.

11.  He hardly reached the station ____ it started raining.   

A) than
B) then
C) when 
D) as 

ANSWER= (C) when 
Explanation: He hardly reached the station when it started raining. 

12. She is as tall as ___ mother is.

A) the 
B) she
C) her
D) hers

ANSWER= (C) her 
Explanation: She is as tall as her mother is.  

13. This dish seems ___ today. 

A) deliciously
B) delicious
C) deliciousing
D) to delicious

ANSWER= (B) delicious
Explanation: This dish seems delicious today

14. The wind blew ____  when I reached there. 

A) fierce
B) fiercely
C) to fierce
D) the fierce

ANSWER= (B) fiercely 
Explanation: The wind blew fiercely when I reached there.

15. She had scarcely reached the class ____ the lecture began.

A) than
B) since
C) when
D) then 

ANSWER= (C) when
Explanation: She had scarcely reached the class when the lecture began.

16. She is not only fat ___ lazy.  

A) and also
B) but also
C) but then
D) and both

ANSWER= (B) but also
Explanation:  She is not only fat but also lazy. 

17. When they come____ we shall entertain them.  

A) and 
B) or
C) nor
D) ,

ANSWER= (D) , 
Explanation: When they come, we shall entertain them.

18. ___ he is so poor, we should help him. 

A) So 
B) As 
C) Then
D) That

ANSWER= (B) As 
Explanation: As he is so poor, we should help him.

19. He ran ___ he were crazy.

A) by if
B) so if
C) as if
D) or if

ANSWER= (C) as if
Explanation: He ran as if he were crazy.

20. He talks ___ his father.  

A) liking
B) liked
C) likes
D) like

ANSWER= (D) like 
Explanation: He talks like his father. 

21. I wanted to go to London, ____ I am interested in higher studies.

A) as
B) for
C) so
D) if

ANSWER= (B) for
Explanation: Use of co-ordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS ( FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO).

22. She is sick today, ____ she sent her application to the office.  

A) because
B) so
C) as  
D) but

ANSWER= (B) so
Explanation: Use of co-ordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS ( FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO).

23. Work hard _____ you should fail.

A) yet
B) as
C) so
D) lest

ANSWER= (D) lest
Explanation: Work hard lest you should fail. 

24. Neither he works hard, ____ does he go to college regularly. 

A) and
B) nor
C) but
D) or

ANSWER= (B) nor
Explanation: Neither he works hard, nor does he go to college regularly.  

25. Although he is poor, ____  helps the poor. 

A) but 
B) yet
C) and
D) now of them

ANSWER= (D)  None of them
Explanation: 25. Although he is poor, he helps the poor..

26. She is ___ tired.

A) many.
B) much
C) very
D) enough

ANSWER= (C) very
Explanation: She is very tired. She is too tired to walk 

27. He is ___ tired to walk. 

A) much 
B) very 
C) too
D) so 

ANSWER= (C) too 
Explanation: He is too tired to walk. 

28. He spent ___ money he had. 

A) whole
B) the whole
C) the all
D) all

ANSWER= (B) the whole
Explanation: He spent the whole money he had. He spent all the money he had 

29. ____  clothes she has are not worth wearing. 

A) A few
B) Few 
C) The few
D) A little

ANSWER= (C) The few 
Explanation: The few clothes she has are not worth wearing. 

30. She has ____ big shoes to wear. 

A) too
B) enough
C) a 
D) much 

ANSWER= (B) enough
Explanation: She has enough big shoes to wear. She has big enough shoes to wear.

31. I would ____ he didn't know about me.  

A) quite
B) rather
C) very
D) be

ANSWER= (B) rather 
Explanation: I would rather he didn't know about me.

32. She is ____ pretty to live in this town.

A) too 
B) much
 C) many
D) so

ANSWER= (A) too
Explanation: She is too pretty to live in this town. 

33. Two boys were talking to ____. 

A) and each other
B) another
C) one another
D) each other

ANSWER= (D) each other 
Explanation: Two boys were talking to each other. (for two nous, each other, and more than two, one another is used.  

34. You had _____ now.  

A) to leave
B) rather leave
C) leave
D) better leave

ANSWER= (D) better leave
Explanation: You had better leave now.. 

35. I have bought a ___ car.  

A) two doors
B) two-door
C) to-door
D) two door's

ANSWER= (B) two-door
Explanation: I have bought a two-door car. 

36. ____ sincerely.

A) Your's
B) Yours 
C) Your
D) You're

ANSWER= (B) Yours
Explanation: Yours sincerely.

38. The higher we go ____ it is.

A) cooling
B) cooler
C) the cooler
D) the cool

ANSWER= (C) the cooler
Explanation: The higher we go the cooler it is 

39. They would ___ the job tonight. 

A) finished
B) rather finish
C) finishing
D) to finish

ANSWER= (B) rather finish
Explanation: They would rather finish the job tonight. 

40. They are junior ___  me. 

A) from
B) than
C) to
D) by

ANSWER= (C) to
Explanation: They are junior to me.   

41. Mr Ali is ___ unique teacher.

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) None

ANSWER= (A) a unique
Explanation: Mr. Ali is a unique teacher. 

41. There is ___ sugar in the sack.

A) many
B) more
C) a lot of
D) over

ANSWER= (C) a lot of 
Explanation: There is a lot of sugar in the sack. 

43. He is the _____ of the two boys.

A) tall
B) tallest
C) taller
D) a taller

ANSWER= (C) taller
Explanation: He is the taller of the two boys.

44. This is a book ____ reading. 

A) little
B) worth
C) very
D) quite

ANSWER= (B) worth 
Explanation: This is a book worth reading.

45. There are no ____ than 60 students in the class. 

A) a few
B) the few
C) fewer 
D) few

ANSWER= (C) fewer
Explanation: There are no fewer than 60 students in the class.

46. I have only ___ friends here. 

A) a few
B) few
C) the fewer 
D) fewer

ANSWER= (A) a  few
Explanation: I have only a few friends here.

47. Iqbal is ____ than any other Urdu poet. 

A) greatest
B) greater
C) great
D) greats

ANSWER= (B) greater
Explanation: Iqbal is greater than any other Urdu poet.

48. You are a _____ person. 

A) coward
B) cowardly
C) cowardice
D) cowards

ANSWER= (B) cowardly
Explanation: You are a cowardly person.

49. This book is ____ thick to carry. 

A) too much
B) much too
C) very too
D) too very

ANSWER= (B) much too
Explanation: This book is much too thick to carry.

50. The flowers smell ____.

A) sweat
B) sweets
C) sweet
D) sweetly

ANSWER= (C) sweet
Explanation: The flowers smell sweet. ('smell' is a sense verb here and it takes adjective not adverb)

51. ____ little money is better none.

A) a little
B) the litle
C) little
D) a few

ANSWER= A) A little
Explanation: A little money is better no money. ('little' means nothing, and 'a little' means something)

52. ____ two students were given the prizes.

A) First
B) A first
C) The first
D) An First

ANSWER= C) The first
Explanation: The first two students were given the prizes. (ordinal number takes definite article, 'the'

53. ____ students were absent yesterday.

A) More
B) Many a
C) Many
D) Much

ANSWER= C) Many 
Explanation: Many students were absent yesterday. ('many a' takes singular verb, and 'many' takes plural verb)

54. Have you bought ____ books?

A) some a
B) any a
C) any
D) some

ANSWER= C) any
Explanation: Have you bought any books? ('some' is not used in interrogative sentence, 'any' is used in interrogative sentences)

55. Akbar, the ____ loved music.

A) Greater
B) Great
C) Greatest
D) None of them

ANSWER= B) Great
Explanation: Akbar, the Great loved music. ('the Great' is the title of King Akbar)