Adverbs and adverbial phrases

I love chocolate, ___ dark chocolate.

• especially

• specially

I’m working part-time ___ , but I think they’ll offer me a full-time job soon.

• at the moment

• actually

I stayed up ___ last night, so I’m really tired today.

• late

• lately

Betty is really busy, so we ___ see her now.

• hard

• hardly

It was raining on the day of the picnic, so we didn’t go ___ .

• in the end

• at the end.

I love unusual foods. I’ve ___ tried fried insects!

• even

• ever

We ___ haven’t decided where to go on holiday this summer. We’ve been talking about it for weeks!

• yet

• still

I can’t believe that I’ve been a teacher for ___ 25 years now!

• nearly

• near

Sally hasn’t been feeling very well ___ , so she’s going to make an appointment to see her doctor.

• lately

• late

___ , you should wash wool by hand, as that way there’s less chance it will shrink.

• Ideally

• Gradually