needless adverbs

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Eliminating needless adverbs streamlines your writing. Omitting these intensifiers makes you sound more credible and businesslike. See how many needless adverbs you can find.

Try to find all 11 words on this board.

D B W O Y N A C V Z T
D E B U X W B O Y R A
E X F Y T C S M R A H
Y T Q I J T O P E T W
L R I I N P L L V H E
E E E U P I U E R E M
R M S A Q Z T T K R O
E E P J L N E E X J S
V L R O I L L L L D D
E Y M U D X Y Y Q Y S
S A C T U A L L Y V P
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Answer Key for needless adverbs

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1D # # # # # A C # # T
2# E # # # # B O Y R A
3E X F # # # S M R A H
4Y T # I # # O P E T W
5L R I # N # L L V H E
6E E E U # I U E # E M
7R M # A Q # T T # R O
8E E # # L # E E # # S
9V L # # # L L L L # #
10E Y # # # # Y Y # Y #
11S A C T U A L L Y # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  74s
ACTUALLY  211e
COMPLETELY  85s
DEFINITELY  66se
EXTREMELY  22s
QUITE  46nw
RATHER  102s
REALLY  25se
SEVERELY  111n
SOMEWHAT  118n
VERY  95n