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.

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

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1# # R A T H E R # # Y
2# S E V E R E L Y Y L
3A B S O L U T E L Y E
4C # # # # # # E # # T
5T Q # # # # T # # Y E
6U # U # # I # # L Y L
7A # # I N # # L # R P
8L # # I T # A # # E M
9L # F # # E # # # V O
10Y E X T R E M E L Y C
11D # T A H W E M O S #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  43e
ACTUALLY  13s
COMPLETELY  116n
DEFINITELY  66ne
EXTREMELY  210e
QUITE  16se
RATHER  31e
REALLY  510ne
SEVERELY  22e
SOMEWHAT  1011w
VERY  109n