WORKSHEET (THE USE OF ADVERB)

Name : ________________________

Date : ________________________

A. Use the adverbs in the box strengthen the verbs in these sentences

slowly gently angrily loudly greedily sadly

sweetly anxiously accurately quietly noisily firmly

badly happily carefully tiredly nastily tightly

1. Sally ran down the road _________________

2. The children played in the street ________________________
3. Jane sang a song for her mother’s birthday _________________________
4. The little girl picked up the kitten ________________________________
5. He drove round the corner _________________________________________
6. The two boys climbed the hill __________________________________
7. Robert threw the ball into the net _____________________________
8. Sue took the child by the hand. ____________________________
9. We looked at the clock ______________________
10. I picked up the vase __________________________
11. The old lady stroked the cat ________________________________
12. Lucy spoke to her sister ______________________________
13. Jane opened the door _____________________________________
14. Linda opened the letter __________________________________
15. Sally put the baby on the sofa ______________________________
B. Identify (underline) the adverbs in the sentences below. Write (how/where/when/how often) to
say what it does in the sentence.

1. Evelyn washed the dishes carefully. = _________________________

2. Rodger calls us to see us frequently =__________________________

3. The passengers narrowly escaped injury. = ______________________

4. The ship will be arriving shortly = __________________

5. The two boys wandered aimlessly around town. = _______________________