needless adverbs

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ACTUALLY
COMPLETELY
DEFINITELY
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QUITE
RATHER
REALLY
SEVERELY
SOMEWHAT
VERY

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.

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

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Y
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1A C T U A L L Y # # Y
2# Y L E R E V E S Y L
3R E H T A R # O L # E
4Q U I T E # M E # # T
5C O M P L E T E L Y U
6# # # # W I Y # L # L
7# # # H N R # L # # O
8# # A I E # A # # # S
9# T F V # E # # # # B
10# E X T R E M E L Y A
11D # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  117n
ACTUALLY  11e
COMPLETELY  55e
DEFINITELY  66ne
EXTREMELY  210e
QUITE  24e
RATHER  63w
REALLY  510ne
SEVERELY  92w
SOMEWHAT  92sw
VERY  49ne