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.

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

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2O Y S E V E R E L Y Y
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4P E # # H # # E E # #
5L M # T # # T T # # #
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Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  58ne
ACTUALLY  211e
COMPLETELY  15s
DEFINITELY  66ne
EXTREMELY  210n
QUITE  76w
RATHER  27ne
REALLY  91w
SEVERELY  32e
SOMEWHAT  49e
VERY  1010w